St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: February 10, 2022

St. Louis MO

11 February, 2022

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: February 10, 2022 On this date in 1961, a voice message was sent from Washington D.C. to Woomera, Australia via the moon. NASA Deputy Administrator Dryden spoke on telephone, where the signal was then "bounced" off the moon, before being delivered to the receiving station in Woomera. This message was sent as part of the official opening of the deep space instrumentation facility site in Australia. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.