This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C02CFA.70875260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Another reason may be that at least Parkes is still active. Honeysuckle Creek was not only deactivated, but the site torn down. Only the foundation is left now, at the end of a well-maintained road. Very disappointing that they didn't leave something up. Same thing happened to the Orroral Valley station. There was still enough infrastructure to use the buildings for another purpose. However, they just let it go and after vandalism, everything had to be torn down. Another lost opportunity. MPH -----Original Message----- From: Brett Harrison [mailto:routier@tig.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2000 1:53 PM Cc: Fpspace List Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] "The Dish" > "Hettinger, Michael" wrote: > > I thought the Apollo 11 transmission was from Honeysuckle Creek, near > Canberra. Hey! You're right - I remember that too. Will check up. Of course, it could be another case of "never let the facts get in the way of a good story.." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brett Harrison [mailto:routier@tig.com.au] > Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2000 4:41 PM > To: Fpspace List > Subject: [FPSPACE] "The Dish" > > The Dish is a new Australian film about the crucial role played in the Apollo > 11 > mission by 4 astronomers and scientists in the New South Wales rural town of > Parkes, location of a quite significant radio telescope. (The live TV > transmission of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon was beamed to NASA from > Parkes, NSW, Australia - true story) Based on true events, it is nevertheless > > written and produced by Working Dog, the same team that brought us The Castle, > a > black comedy which was a worldwide success a couple of years ago, and the > now-legendary Australian TV current affairs satire "Frontline", so there is > plenty of wit and irony. > > It's currently getting rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, where it has > > been described as "refreshing and uplifting" and the Australian release is on > October 19. World release dates sometime after that, I suppose. Should be > good > - look out for it. > > -------------- > Brett Harrison > Sydney, AUSTRALIA > > _______________________________________________ > FPSPACE mailing list > FPSPACE@friends-partners.org > http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/fpspace -- "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up." - Muhammad Ali -------------- Brett Harrison AKA "Spike" Visit the Routier Web Site at http://www.routiers.org/ _______________________________________________ FPSPACE mailing list FPSPACE@friends-partners.org http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/fpspace ------_=_NextPart_001_01C02CFA.70875260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">RE: [FPSPACE] "The Dish"
Another reason may be that at least Parkes is still = active. Honeysuckle Creek was not only deactivated, but the site = torn down. Only the foundation is left now, at the end of a = well-maintained road. Very disappointing that they didn't leave = something up. Same thing happened to the Orroral Valley = station. There was still enough infrastructure to use the = buildings for another purpose. However, they just let it go and = after vandalism, everything had to be torn down. Another lost = opportunity.
MPH
-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Harrison [mailto:routier@tig.com.au]=
Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2000 1:53 PM
Cc: Fpspace List
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] "The Dish"
> "Hettinger, Michael" wrote:
>
> I thought the Apollo 11 transmission was from = Honeysuckle Creek, near
> Canberra.
Hey! You're right - I remember that too.
Will check up.
Of course, it could be another case of "never = let the facts get in the way of a
good story.."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Harrison [mailto:routier@tig.com.au]=
> Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2000 4:41 = PM
> To: Fpspace List
> Subject: [FPSPACE] "The Dish"
>
> The Dish is a new Australian film about the = crucial role played in the Apollo
> 11
> mission by 4 astronomers and scientists in the = New South Wales rural town of
> Parkes, location of a quite significant radio = telescope. (The live TV
> transmission of Neil Armstrong stepping onto = the Moon was beamed to NASA from
> Parkes, NSW, Australia - true story) = Based on true events, it is nevertheless
>
> written and produced by Working Dog, the same = team that brought us The Castle,
> a
> black comedy which was a worldwide success a = couple of years ago, and the
> now-legendary Australian TV current affairs = satire "Frontline", so there is
> plenty of wit and irony.
>
> It's currently getting rave reviews at the = Toronto Film Festival, where it has
>
> been described as "refreshing and = uplifting" and the Australian release is on
> October 19. World release dates sometime = after that, I suppose. Should be
> good
> - look out for it.
>
> --------------
> Brett Harrison
> Sydney, AUSTRALIA
>
> = _______________________________________________
> FPSPACE mailing list
> FPSPACE@friends-partners.org
> http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cg= i/fpspace--
"It's just a job.
Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. = I beat people up."- Muhammad Ali
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