In late 1968 NASA asked for the Parkes radio telescope to be used in the Apollo 11 mission. The giant telescope was the prime receiving station for the first Apollo 11 signals from the Moon. Two NASA stations also received the signal simultaneously. They were the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station in the mountains outside Canberra, and NASA's Goldstone station in California.

The signals were sent to Sydney via specially installed microwave links. From there the TV signal was split. One signal went to the ABC studios at Gore ... (more)