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Re Apollo 11 -- Tidbinbilla Transmitter Failure

Below is a summary of recent emails between involvees on the subject --

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To all interested parties,

To my knowledge there never was any question of a mission abort in
connection with the Tid transmitter failure, only a switch of
assignments
between Tid and HSK. As for the Canberra Times article quoted by
Hamish, I
can't make head or tail of it - there never was a tracking station at
Houston. I can't believe that Scrivener or any other spokesman would
get it
so far wrong, but from bitter experience I know the Canberra Times
frequently misquoted information given to them.

Regards

Don Gray
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Thanks for that great summary, Mike.

The Canberra times quote "the moon landing of the three Apollo 11
astronauts" isn't strictly correct either. And of course, Goldstone, which
took over the TV reception from Parkes, is in Barstow, California.

- Peter