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Andrew Tink outlines the role Australia’s Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station played in broadcasting the moon landing. MORE: jonesandcredlin

Man's first steps on the moon were beamed almost 380,000 kilometres through space and back to Earth when television was in its infancy.

July 20 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface and Australia played a key role in showing the world the moment. On board Apollo 11, the crew communicated with NASA through Australia-based radio telescopes. Image: AP

 

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