Plaque commemorating opening of the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking station by prime minister Whitlam in 1973

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A plaque commemorating the opening of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in 1973 by the then prime minister, Gough Whitlam. The complex has several radio telescopes used for deep space tracking of objects in space. It was involved in NASA's Apollo program.

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Size: 2892px × 2169px
Location: Tidbinbilla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Photo credit: © Patrick Horton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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