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  1. 1964 to 1970

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1964-to-1970

    The ELDO (a consortium of the United Kingdom (UK), France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Australia) uses the Woomera Rocket Range as its…

  2. 1966 to 1968

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1966-to-1968

    NASA establishes a small mobile satellite tracking station near the lighthouse at Larrakeyah Point, Darwin. On 7 June 1966 it supports the orbital insertion of …

  3. 1966 to 1970

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1966-to-1970

    ELDO operates a downrange tracking station for Europa launches at Gove (Nhulunbuy). The Down Range Guidance and Tracking Station is designed to track and…

  4. 1967

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1967

    Australia’s first satellite, WRESAT-1 (Weapons Research Establishment Satellite), is launched from Woomera on 29 November 1967. The satellite is Australian…

  5. 1968 to 1972

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1968-to-1972

    A NASA Apollo Range Instrumented Aircraft (ARIA) is based in Darwin during Apollo missions. A modified C-135 cargo jet, the ARIA aircraft were developed as…

  6. 1969

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1969

    The Bureau of Meteorology establishes a ground station in Darwin to receive regular weather images from NASA’s Nimbus weather satellites. Give feedback about…

  7. 1970 to 1971

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1970-to-1971

    Test flights of Britain’s independently-developed Black Arrow satellite launcher take place at Woomera. Black Arrow uses the northern flight corridor and the…

  8. 1970

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1970

    Joint Defence Space Research Facility Pine Gap (now Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap) commences operations. A signals intelligence station managed jointly by…

  9. 1974

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1974

    Alice Springs Ballooning Facility is established to support the launch of high altitude balloons carrying scientific instruments for upper atmosphere research…

  10. 1977

    https://industry.nt.gov.au/industries/emerging-industries/space-industry/history-of-space-in-the-territory/1977

    The Defence Signals Directorate (now the Australian Signals Directorate) opens a signals intelligence gathering facility at Shoal Bay, near Darwin. Give…