AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Follow the Australian ground stations that connected Earth to space.
Explore the people, stations and engineering behind Mercury contacts, Apollo television, science data and deep-space communication. Six connected lessons separate mission roles from network geography and show how useful service is tested.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Parkes radio telescope in 2009. David McClenaghan / CSIRO, CC BY 3.0. Display resized and converted to WebP.
David McClenaghan / CSIRO · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From an antenna beam to a usable message
How we reached the Moon—and what we learned there.
Australia’s links to space
Follow the Australian ground stations that connected Earth to space.
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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Browse all courses →One suggested order from the foundations to Australia’s links to space. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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