Honeysuckle Creek
The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's First Step
Nonfiction, History
| Author: | Andrew Tink | ISBN: | 9781742244297 |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing | Publication: | November 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | NewSouth | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Tink |
| ISBN: | 9781742244297 |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Publication: | November 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | NewSouth |
| Language: | English |
Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as Neil Armstrong took his first step. Part biography and part personal history, this book makes a significant contribution to Australia’s role in space exploration and reveals a story little known until now.
Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as Neil Armstrong took his first step. Part biography and part personal history, this book makes a significant contribution to Australia’s role in space exploration and reveals a story little known until now.
