Australian Prime Minister John Gorton inside the Honeysuckle Creek Operations building on Monday 21 July 1969. It is about 3 hours after the Apollo 11 landing, and 4 hours before the First Step. Silent film (14MB MPEG4 file).

John Gorton reads a statement immediately after his tour inside the Honeysuckle Creek Operations building. Unedited news film runs for 5 minutes and 14 seconds. A 21MB MPEG4 file. See more of the Prime Minister’s visit here. Both clips courtesy of the ABC.

Shutdown of the old Honeysuckle antenna –

On January 19 2010, the first step in the shut down of the old Honeysuckle Creek antenna, DSS46, commenced.

However, as was announced during the Apollo 11 40th anniversary celebrations in July 2009, the plan is for the antenna itself to be preserved. It will remain in place at Tidbinbilla as a fitting monument to its history and to the men and women who were a part of that history.

DSS46 photos. And here’s a tribute page of photos on the occasion of the shutdown.