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US Ambassador launches Parkes space tracking.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 31-OCT-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 October 2003-CSIRO: US Ambassador launches Parkes space tracking(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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US Ambassador Tom Schieffer visits CSIRO's Parkes Observatory in central NSW today to formally launch the Parkes telescope's tracking of spacecraft that will be studying the planet Mars.

The Ambassador's visit will also celebrate the long history of collaboration between CSIRO and NASA.

NASA has called on the Parkes telescope to help with tracking for previous missions: Mariners and Apollos in the '60s and '70s, Voyager 2 in the '80s, and Galileo in the '90s.

"Parkes is like a trusted old friend, always there when we need a hand," says Ambassador Schieffer.

At the launch ceremony, CSIRO's Dr Warren King will present the Ambassador with a custom-made cricket bat signed by CSIRO staff involved in the tracking - a gesture referring to the film "The Dish".

Mars is relatively close to Earth at present. NASA and other space agencies are taking advantage of this, sending a bevy of spacecraft to study...

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