Whispers From Space is a photograph by Nicholas Blackwell which was uploaded on January 3rd, 2016.
Whispers From Space
Tucked away in the mountains outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Centre is a joint venture... more
Title
Whispers From Space
Artist
Nicholas Blackwell
Medium
Photograph
Description
Tucked away in the mountains outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Centre is a joint venture between the Australian CSIRO and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The centre has been used for space flight communications since the 1960s.
The instrument pictured here is the 26m dish (now retired) formerly used for communications with the Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s.
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January 3rd, 2016
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Comments (2)
Rosalie Scanlon
Congratulations, your excellent work is featured on the Homepage of the Book Covers Group. http://fineartamerica.com/groups/book-covers-1-per-day.html?tab=overview
Nicholas Blackwell replied:
Thanks very kindly for another feature Rosalie; most appreciated as always. Regards Nicholas Blackwell
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations your creative art is featured in the INDUSTRIAL ART group!
Nicholas Blackwell replied:
Thanks very kindly Lyric for another feature in your group; very much appreciated. Regards Nicholas Blackwell