Humans are en route to the moon for the first time in 54 years – and Australia’s Dish is tracking them

The Murriyang radio telescope in Parkes, NSW broadcast the moon landing in 1969 and is now observing the Artemis II lunar mission

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/02/humans-are-en-route-to-the-moon-for-the-first-time-in-54-years-and-australias-dish-is-tracking-them

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Humans are en route to the moon for the first time in 54 years – and Australia’s Dish is tracking them

The Murriyang radio telescope in Parkes, NSW broadcast the moon landing in 1969 and is now observing the Artemis II lunar mission

The Guardian

@VWDasher Actually, the story of 'The Dish' in Parkes is fictionalised history.

The first steps on the moon were received by the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station not far from Canberra.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeysuckle_Creek_Tracking_Station

Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station - Wikipedia