EchoStar’s rise signals realization of father’s dreams

CHEYENNE – My father, the late Fred J. Curran, was a conservative traditionalist in many ways, but he was a visionary when it came to predicting scientific and technological advancement years ahead of his time.As a youngster, I remember huddling in our backyard for a glimpse of Sputnik and listening as my father confidently predicted that humans one day would walk on the moon and travel to Mars. He even envisioned Americans and Russians working together on a space station.
Back before cable television or remote controls, my father was an inveterate channel-changer who probably saw more parts of…