Honeysuckle Creek

Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tink, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University of New South Wales Press 2019.
Subjects:
Reid, Tom.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Engineers > Australia > Australian Capital Territory > Biography.
Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication) > Australia > Australian Capital Territory.
Tracking (Engineering) > Australia > Australian Capital Territory.
Space flight to the moon.
Ingénieurs > Australie > Territoire fédéral de Canberra > Biographies.
Stations terriennes (Télécommunications par satellites) > Australie > Territoire fédéral de Canberra.
Poursuite (Ingénierie) > Australie > Territoire fédéral de Canberra.
Vol vers la Lune.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)
Engineers
Space flight to the moon
Tracking (Engineering)
Australian Capital Territory
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as Neil Armstrong took his first step. Part biography and part personal history, this book makes a significant contribution to Australia's role in space exploration and reveals a story little known until now. As Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr, the director of flight operations for Apollo 11, acknowledged.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781742244297
1742244297
9781742248721
1742248721

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