Australian Minister for Supply’s press release

No. 35 – 22 July 1969



What happened in Australia on the day of the landing and EVA?

Here’s an authoritative description.

 

Press release

The Australian Minister for Supply, Senator Ken Anderson, released this statement for the press, on Tuesday 22nd July 1969, the day after the Apollo 11 EVA.

Click the image for a 2-page PDF file.

Preserved and scanned by Mike Dinn. PDF by Colin Mackellar.


Sen Anderson

Australian Minister for Supply, Senator Ken Anderson, in the VIP Press Stand at Kennedy Space Center, waiting for the launch of Apollo 11.

On the left is Deputy Secretary of Supply, Lloyd Bott.

Click the image for related photos. Scan: Ken Sheridan.