Carnarvon and Apollo : one giant leap for a small Australian town /
Dench, Paul.
Gregg, Alison.
Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Publishing,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-293) and index.
'The lights are very clear from up here' -- 'One of the shrewdest deals' -- The gathering of the trackers -- Settling in -- 'An essential stepping stone to space' -- 'NASA's most successful orbiting vehicle' -- 'Australia! That's in Carnarvon, isn't it?' -- 'Down under comes up live' -- 'We're on top of the world' -- 'Not a temporary project but a way of life' -- 'The Athens of the north' -- Reaching for the Moon -- Recovery from disaster -- 'One small step for man' -- 'Mr. Galileo was correct in his findings' -- 'A bitter blow to Carnarvon' -- 'Determined to do a good job' -- Closing the station -- The end of an era.
Carnarvon Tracking Station (W.A.)
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Ground support systems (Astronautics)
Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)
Space vehicles