Carnarvon Tracking Station, Western Australia

1963 – 1975


Entry to Carnarvon Tracking Station

The entrance to the NASA Carnarvon Tracking Station, in 1971.

Photo: Tom Sheehan. Restoration: Colin Mackellar.


Carnarvon Tracking Station in March 1965. On Vimeo.


In this section

Introduction to Carnarvon

Site Survey, August 1962

Construction

Equipment Layout

Opening Ceremony – 25 June 1964

List of Attendees at the Opening

Carnarvon Dedicated – feature

Message from Dr Michael Griffin for the 60th Anniversary


Major Systems at Carnarvon

(most pages still to come)

The FPQ-6 radar

Acquisition Aids

Command system

Goddard Range and Range Rate

Jupiter Monitor – new

SPAN

Apollo extension and USB antenna

The 9 metre USB Apollo antenna

Carnarvon maps and booklet

Carnarvon brochure for staff and visitors, 1965

Carnarvon Gemini missions and mission audio

Compilation tape, Gemini 3, Gemini 4, Gemini 5,

Gemini 12

Last days

Carnarvon Revisited – June 2012

Photo collections:

Views of the Station

Aerial photos

Hamish Lindsay – updated

Alan Gilham

John Fletcher

John Sharples

John Lambie

Frank Barrow

More photos

B&W photos of the site


CRO People

Lewis Wainwright, StaDir 1963–1968

Visitors
Wally Schirra, March 1966
Chris Kraft, March 1967
Alan Shepard, September 1968

Memorabilia

News clippings

Life in Carnarvon

Stories:

1. Mrs O’Donahue saves the day.
2.) GT-5 Visual Acuity Experiment.
3.) Alan Gilham’s story.
4.) Paul and Joan Dench remember Carnarvon.
5.) David Johns’ story.
6.) Terry Kierans remembers Carnarvon. – new


and the PMG contribution from John Lambie:
1.) John Lambie’s story.
2.) Karin Lambie’s story.
3.) Hearing the news about President Kennedy.
4.) Gemini III.
5.) Meeting Pete Conrad.
6.) The Gemini Coffee Lounge.