The Murriyang radio telescope in Parkes, NSW broadcast the moon landing in 1969 and is now tracking the Artemis II crewed lunar mission Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On the day of the Apollo moon landing, 21 July 1969, wind gusts of up to 110km/h buffeted the Parkes radio telescope as it sat in a sheep paddock in regional New South Wales. It is meant to shut down when the winds hit 35km/h, but the operators risked it all to help broadcast Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. Continue reading...
Humans are en route to the moon for the first time in 54 years – and Australia’s Dish is tracking them