Carnarvon Space & Technology Museum
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The original museum was set up in the cramped circular base of the 32m OTC dish in 1989. It was officially opened by Wilson Tuckey in front of a crowd of ex-Trackers from NASA Carnarvon Tracking Station (in town to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Moon walk), ex OTC Satellite Earth Station (Carnarvon) members and local citizens. It soon lapsed as a working museum and from a lack of care and security, the loss of several historic items folowed.
Now, in 2012, the Shire and local citizens have acquired the use of OTC administrative, logistics buildings and the single-men's accommodation and plan to set up a more extensive museum facility to tell the full story of Carnarvon’s two stations and their distinct roles in space and communications. See Roles of NASA and OTC stations for a brief comparison.
A temporary museum will be established in time for Carnarvon's Moon and Back Festival - be opened on 22 to 23 June by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to step on the Moon. It is hoped a full range of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo equipment will be on display with the transfer of Muchea/Coastal-Sentry memorabilia now no longer to feature as part of Melville's 'Wireless Hill Museum'.
