Honeysuckle Creek : the story of Tom Reid, a little dish and Neil Armstrong's first step / Andrew Ti...
Honeysuckle Creek : the story of Tom Reid, a little dish and Neil Armstrong's first step / Andrew Ti...
Honeysuckle Creek : the story of Tom Reid, a little dish and Neil Armstrong's first step / Andrew Tink.
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Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2018.
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Language
English
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Physical content
1 online resource : illustrations.
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Och, Tommy! -- Keep Your Chin Up -- Senior Service Brand -- Lieutenant Sparks -- Woomera -- Sputnik and Kaputnik -- Before This Decade Is Out -- Academic Interlude -- Casdes in the Air -- At First Sight -- A Moon Made of Cheese? -- A Hard Man -- Santa Claus -- The Mop Handle -- The Upside-down Camer...
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Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2018.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
“Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as Neil Armstrong took his first step. Part biograp...
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Honeysuckle Creek : the story of Tom Reid, a little dish and Neil Armstrong's first step / Andrew Tink.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of Access: Available online.
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Record Identifier
74VKaz5gAR0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz5gAR0y
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ISBN
9781742244297 EPUB
DDC
629.457
MMS ID
991024403522202626
How to access this item
National edeposit: Onsite at State Library of New South Wales
