CARNARVON - DENHAM

OTC SATELLITE EARTH STATION

SUNDAY 20.10.2013: Before leaving town we stopped at the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum. The museum celebrates the little known history of the role Carnarvon played in the manned space program and the Aust. communications industry. The Carnarvon Tracking station was built to support NASA's Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs. It was commissioned in 1964 and operated for eleven years. It was the last station to communicate with the space capsules leaving the earth orbit, and the last in contact before splash down. At the height of the operation it had a staff of 220 people. Carnarvon Tracking Station was the largest manned space flight tracking station outside the United States.

TIMES HAVE CHANGED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARNARVON TRACKING
STATION'S MOBILE LASER



 

 

 

 

THE GEMINI FULL SIZE
CAPSULE MOCK-UP CARRIED
TWO ASTRONAUTS INTO
EARTH ORBIT




ASTRONAUT PEEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thoroughly enjoyed the Carnarvon stay - Genny the Caravan Park Manager, was lovely and prepared to assist with anything. Certainly makes a difference to how you view your experience. We spent the evening with friends at the Edaggee Rest Area some 81kms south of Carnarvon - back to driving extended distances!

OUR FRIENDS!