Red Lake plans

The NASA Red Lake Tracking Station, built to support the Mercury Project, was co-located with the Woomera Range Red Lake FPS-16 Radar.

Red Lake Site Map
Based on a map (Figure 6-25) in the September 1960 publication
Introduction to Project Mercury and Site Handbook
prepared for NASA by Western Electric.

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Red Lake Site – satellite image.
Courtesy of Google Maps, circa 2005. (The buildings have noe been removed – early 2020s.)

T & C Building floor plan

Red Lake Telemetry and Control Floor Plan
From Figure 6-26 in the September 1960 publication
Introduction to Project Mercury and Site Handbook
prepared by Western Electric.