Australia’s Parkes radio telescope, the famous dish that played a critical role in receiving pictures from the Apollo 11 moon mission, is back in the lunar landing business.
Australian national science agency CSIRO has signed a new five-year deal with Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines as a ground station supporting multiple lunar missions.
The 64m Parkes telescope, the subject of the popular feature film “The Dish”, will play a role in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Landing Payload Services (CLPS) initiative harnessing commercial companies to deliver science and technology to the moon.
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