Carnarvon Tracking Station, Western Australia
1963 – 1975
Carnarvon Tracking Station in March 1965. On Vimeo.
In this section
Introduction to Carnarvon
Site Surveys, July and August 1962 – updated
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
Aeromedical monitoring – new
Goddard Range and Range Rate
Jupiter Monitor
Ground Communications
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:
Hamish Lindsay photo collection– updated
Views of the Station
Aerial photos
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.
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.
The entrance to the NASA Carnarvon Tracking Station, in 1971. Photo: Tom Sheehan.