Living next door to an earth station

By Helen Spain
Updated March 26 2018 - 1:00pm, first published March 23 2018 - 4:44pm
EARLY DAYS: Moree earth station played a key role in the coverage of man’s first steps on the moon on July 21, 1969, relaying landing footage to the world.
EARLY DAYS: Moree earth station played a key role in the coverage of man’s first steps on the moon on July 21, 1969, relaying landing footage to the world.
BIG EYE: Moree earth station's white dish faced out to the satellite 37,000 kilometres away. The dishes were dismantled in the 1980s and moved to Sydney and Ceduna.
BIG EYE: Moree earth station's white dish faced out to the satellite 37,000 kilometres away. The dishes were dismantled in the 1980s and moved to Sydney and Ceduna.

I don’t know how many people own an ex-satellite earth station, but I expect not many.

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