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MOC: The Dish
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Sat, 23 Oct 2004 02:10:46 GMT
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“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” - Neil Armstrong



On 21st July 1969, Parkes Observatory gained fame for providing TV pictures for all but about 11 minutes of the first lunar landing, via their 64 metre radio telescope. Since then, it has become an important cog in the wheel of space exploration, and has become part of Australian folklore, even becoming the subject of a movie.

Enjoy!

ROSCO



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  Re: MOC: The Dish
 
(...) Very nice Ross, how long did it take to put this together? however, I reckon the (URL) Saucer Base> might have been a different alternative for the dish. although it might work out a bit bigger than the scale you have here Very Aussie though! (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.microscale)
  Re: MOC: The Dish
 
xpost to .space for what should be obvious reasons ;) (...) Senior Rosco, This is uber cool and something I was not properly aware of. Thanks for sharing a cool MOC, and bit of space history! Oh, and my those are giant sheep! I won't even garner a (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: MOC: The Dish
 
(...) "What's it doing in the middle of a sheep paddock?" Cheers Richie Dulin (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
  Re: MOC: The Dish
 
(...) Nice work, dude. I look forward to your next space MOC... ;-) Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)

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