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Space Flight Controls
Today I went to the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum. A great display of the area's connection to the US space program and overseas telecommunications.
The museum celebrates the little known history of the role Carnarvon played in the manned space program and in the Australian communications industry.
The OTC Satellite Earth Station (and now museum site) was opened in1966, initially with the 12.8 metre wide Casshorn antenna as part of the global satellite communications system. The Casshorn antenna has interacting parabolic and hyperbolic reflectors in a characteristic ‘sugar scoop’ form.
On 21 July 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Casshorn antenna relayed Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon from NASA's Honey Suckle Creek Tracking Station to Perth's TV audience via Moree earth station - the first live telecast into Western Australia. Later in 1969, the larger 29.6 metre wide steerable antenna was built to facilitate better communication between the NASA Tracking Station and the USA.
Scavenger Challenge - May 2018 Assignment – Close Ups
gotta start early as I will be without wi-fi again
Space Flight Controls
Today I went to the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum. A great display of the area's connection to the US space program and overseas telecommunications.
The museum celebrates the little known history of the role Carnarvon played in the manned space program and in the Australian communications industry.
The OTC Satellite Earth Station (and now museum site) was opened in1966, initially with the 12.8 metre wide Casshorn antenna as part of the global satellite communications system. The Casshorn antenna has interacting parabolic and hyperbolic reflectors in a characteristic ‘sugar scoop’ form.
On 21 July 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Casshorn antenna relayed Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon from NASA's Honey Suckle Creek Tracking Station to Perth's TV audience via Moree earth station - the first live telecast into Western Australia. Later in 1969, the larger 29.6 metre wide steerable antenna was built to facilitate better communication between the NASA Tracking Station and the USA.
Scavenger Challenge - May 2018 Assignment – Close Ups
gotta start early as I will be without wi-fi again