Visitors to Carnarvon
Astronaut Wally Schirra visited in March 1966
NASA’s pioneering Flight Director Chris Kraft visited in March 1967
In March 1967, Christopher Kraft and Tecwyn Roberts visited Carnarvon. They were in Australia for the opening of Honeysuckle Creek. Left to right: 1. Chris Kraft Jr (NASA’s first Flight Director), Scan: Colin Mackellar. |
NASA’s first Flight Director, and then Assistant Director for Flight Operations, Chris Kraft, and Tecwyn Roberts, Chief of Manned Flight Operations Division, visited Australia for the opening on Honeysuckle Creek on 21st March 1967. A few days earlier, in the company of John South, Goddard’s Representative to Australia, they visited Carnarvon. Mr Kraft was the guest speaker at a special meeting of the Rotary Club. The meeting was held at the bar of the Carnarvon Race Club. The visit is mentioned on pages 184-185 of “Carnarvon and Apollo” by Paul Dench and Alison Gregg.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard visited for the Tropical Festival in 1968
Deputy Secretary to the Department of Supply, Lloyd Bott, and the Department of Supply’s Jim Mills, speak with Alan Shepard at the Paul Dench contributes: Autographed photo from the collection of Lloyd Bott. Large, Larger. Scanned by Ken Sheridan, image restoration Colin Mackellar. |
Alan Shepard gets into the sports car for the parade down Robinson Street. |