Muchea Tracking Station, Western Australia
Mercury Tracking Station No. 8
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Fifty years ago, on February 20th 1962, Col. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. He was tracked across the Australian continent on his three orbits by the NASA tracking stations at Muchea and Woomera. |
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Frames from a film taken at Muchea Friendship 7 updated The Dakota tragedy updated Muchea Today (2006, 2011) updated |
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