Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum Overview

Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum

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Carnarvon's role in the race to land humans on the moon

Carnarvon may not be the most likely place you’d expect to encounter world-changing space technology but it once played a key role in the global race to land man on the moon. The Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum reveals the area’s role in the 1960s and 1970s Gemini and Apollo missions, showcasing fascinating equipment and stories from the days hundreds of space technicians lived and worked in Carnarvon in their ultimately successful bid to help land the first man on the moon. In its day, this was the biggest tracking station outside of the USA.

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Address:

Mahony Ave
Carnarvon WA 6701
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9941 9901

Email:

frontdesk@carnarvonmuseum.org.au

Opening Hours

Open 7 days; April to September 9am - 4pm; October to March 10am - 2pm

Mercury redstone launch

We have liftoff

This is a life-sized model of the Mercury Redstone launch vehicle that first thrust US astronauts into space in the early 1960s. It was used for six Mercury flights which culminated in the launch of...

OTC Dish

OTC dish played key role in moon landing

The white sphere of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) dish looms high over Carnarvon as a reminder of the region’s key role in landing man on the moon. The dish opened in 1966 and...

Buzz Aldrin Hands

Adoring fans

In 2012, the second man to walk on the moon - Buzz Aldrin - greeted adoring fans in Carnarvon to open the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum. While there, this legendary space pioneer was invited...

Carnarvon Heritage Group and One Mile Jetty Interpretation Centre

Several museums in one

The Carnarvon Heritage Precinct encompasses several museums in one area - the Railway Museum and Shearing Hall of Fame, the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and the One Mile Jetty Centre, which includes...

Irwin and Districts Historical Society Overview

Irwin Districts Historical Society and Russ Cottage

Old prison protects pioneering history

Wander through the old police house and court rooms which today house the vast Irwin Districts Historical Society collection and you can almost hear the click of chains which once bound prisoners here...

Mingenew Historical Society

Farming history brought to life

Mingnew’s original government school, built in 1894, is today home to the extensive collection of the Mingenew Museum. Meander through the former classrooms to witness artefacts dating back to the...

Chiverton House Museum

Historic house of former mining pioneer

The sweeping verandahs and many rooms of Northampton’s Chiverton House Museum were once the home of mining pioneer Captain Samuel Mitchell, who led work on the Geraldine Lead Mine at nearby Galena in...