The Parkes telescope 'The dish' placed on National Heritage List

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated August 10 2020 - 4:33pm, first published 2:56pm
The Parkes radio telescope played a key role in the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
The Parkes radio telescope played a key role in the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

It helped broadcast man's first steps on the moon and was immortalised on the silver screen.

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