Terry Kierans 1994 interview
M&O / Ops Supervisor, Carnarvon.
Interviews
Tales from the first Space Age
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This section will contain interviews Thanks go to all who have kindly agreed to share their stories! Several other interviews have been recorded but are still to be edited – they are on the way! Hopefully many more to come! |
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Terry Kierans 1994 interview M&O / Ops Supervisor, Carnarvon. |
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John Saxon 1994 interview Ops Supervisor, Honeysuckle Creek and Tidbinbilla. |
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Dr David Jauncey Radio Astronomer. |
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Tony Saville Tidbinbilla Comms Supervisor. |
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Bill Woods Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia. |
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Don Gray 1994 interview Island Lagoon, Tidbinbilla, Honeysuckle Creek. |
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Tom Reid 1994 interview Red Lake, Orroral Valley, Honeysuckle Creek, Tidbinbilla. |
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Dr Stuart Ross Taylor 1994 interview Apollo lunar sample analysis. |
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Mike Dinn 1994 interview Tidbinbilla and Honeysuckle Creek. |
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Kevyn Westbrook 1994 interview Muchea. |
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Paul and Joan Dench memories, 1994 Carnarvon |
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Dr Peter Pockley Founder of the ABC Science Unit. |
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Neil Sandford New Zealand Post Office, New Zealand Antarctic Expedition, |
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Ernest (Ned) Kelly Woomera Minitrack. |
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Don Gray Deputy Stadir (MSFN) Tidbinbilla, 1966 – 1967 |
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Jack Garman Apollo Guidance Computer. |
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Kevyn Westbrook 2012 interview Muchea, Carnarvon, NASCOM Communications hub Deakin. |
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Richard Nafzger Apollo TV ground support, Goddard. |
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Bruce Window Photo: Keith Aldworth (Island Lagoon, Tid), Nevil Eyre (Cooby Creek, HSK), Bruce Window (Island Lagoon, Tid, Parkes) at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, October 2007. |
Apollo 11 at Honeysuckle Creek
Mike Dinn, Honeysuckle Creek Deputy Director
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Kevin Gallegos, at Honeysuckle SDDS
“We punched above our weight.” (21 minutes, 7.4MB mp3 file) |
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Ed von Renouard, Honeysuckle Creek Video Tech
 part 3 (8 minutes, 2.7MB mp3 file) on what is was like at watching the Moonwalk. |
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Bryan Sullivan, Honeysuckle Creek Computers
“I remember the trip home in the car… none of us hardly said a word – we were speechless – we were all, I think, wrapped up in our own thoughts…” (See also Bryan’s bio.) |
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Bill Wood at Goldstone during Apollo 13
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Bill Wood at Goldstone talks about the problems caused by having the Lunar Module and the Instrument Unit on the SIVB on the same frequency. At the time of the explosion, Bill was USB team leader at the Goldstone Wing site, DSS11. (Recorded 08 April 2010.) Background here. |
Apollo 11 TV Microwave links from Honeysuckle to Sydney
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Bruce Ekert, PMG Tech
Bruce helped set up the microwave link from Honeysuckle Creek to Williamsdale to Red Hill. He manned the link at Red Hill during the Moonwalk. Background and illustrations here. |
Apollo 11 TV at Sydney Video
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Wayne Ozarko, OTC Tech at OTC Paddington OTC Technician Wayne Ozarko helped install the equipment at Sydney Video. He is seen here in some film found by Mark Gray of Spacecraft Films.
Watch this 11MB mp4 file (containing the image above) of silent film of Sydney Video shortly before Apollo 11. Courtesy of Spacecraft Films’ Mark Gray, who found it in US archives. |
Ian Mackenzie, ATN-7 Ian Mackenzie worked for ATN Channel 7 in Sydney in setting up outside broadcasts and links. During the Apollo 11 Moonwalk he was at OTC Paddington and was just outside Sydney Video. These days he runs Chromatronics. Watch this 32MB mp4 (12'14") interview recorded in Sydney in July 2009. Or watch it in HD on Vimeo. |
Apollo 11 TV in Western Australia
with ABC Television Perth Senior Engineer Allan Hullett. Allan made sure West Australian viewers saw the Moonwalk. And a 4 minute segment (1.4MB mp3 file) on the 1966 satellite link, Down Under Comes Up Live. Photo: University of Western Australia. |
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Madrid
Dr Manuel Bautista, Madrid Complex Director Dwight Steven-Boniecki and Aleksandra Claxton interviewed retired Madrid Station Complex Director Dr Manuel Bautista at the Apollo 11 40th anniversary celebrations in Fresnedillas de la Oliva on July 21, 2009. Runs for 4:52. Click the photo to download a 33MB MP4 file – or watch it in high definition at Vimeo. Also in the Fresnedillas section. |
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Larry Haug at Madrid Larry Haug was interviewed at the celebrations at Fresnedillas de la Oliva on July 21, 2009 for the US Embassy in Madrid. Runs for 3:17. Click the photo to download a 16MB MP4 video file – with thanks to Larry and the US Embassy in Madrid. Also in the Fresnedillas section. |
Deep Space Network
Richard Mallis, Deep Space Network Richard Mallis, former Operations Manager of NASA’s Deep Space Network, speaks about the origins of the DSN. 63MB MPEG4 video file – or watch it in higher definition on Vimeo. Interviewed by Colin Mackellar in Canberra on 22 July 2009. |
Apollo Range Instrumented Aircraft
Stan Anderson. Stan Anderson, who was at ARIA Control in Florida during Apollo, speaks about the Apollo Range Instrumented Aircraft. Watch it above in Standard Definition – or watch it in High Definition on Vimeo. You can also download a 108MB MPEG4 file (640x360 pixels) here. Or a 51MB MPEG4 file (lower quality, 320x 180 pixels) here. Interviewed by Colin Mackellar in Sydney on 26 July 2009. |
Muchea Tracking Station, Mercury Tracking Station No.8, Western Australia
Jack Duperouzel speaks about The early days of Muchea and The Dakota tragedy November 2011. More in the Muchea section. |
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