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Apollo 15 was Honeysuckle’s big mission. It was the first of the ‘J’ missions. Not only was it technically far more complex – involving support of the Rover and a sub-satellite – but Honeysuckle was prime for most of the mission. Of Apollo 15’s 295 hours in space, Honeysuckle Creek tracked the spacecraft for 250 hours. |
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This letter – sent by the crew to the tracking network before the mission – underlines the crucial role of the Manned Space Flight Network. Scan: Hamish Lindsay. |
* Note on the photo above:
Hamish Lindsay took the photo of sunrise behind the dish from the roof of the Ops Building.
The antenna is pointed at the Coll. Tower.
The passive repeater link to Tidbinbilla is just visible on the right hand side of Deadman’s Hill – at left.