Editing Communication Moon Relay (section)

==Development==
With the PAMOR project requiring a larger antenna, the Stump Neck antenna was pushed into service for testing whether communication via the Moon was possible. This marked the emergence of the Moon Relay as a separate project. Test transmissions between Stump Neck and [[Washington, D.C.]] were carried out; the first satellite transmission of voice occurred on July 24, 1954. These were followed by the first transcontinental test of the system on November 20, 1955; the receiving site was the [[U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory]] in [[San Diego, California]]. After corrections to reduce signal loss, the transmissions were extended to [[Wahiawa, Hawaii]].

The Navy received the new system favorably. A Navy contract for the project soon followed the successful tests, and, among other things, it was recommended that American submarines use Moon-reflection paths for communications to shore.