NASA facility in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, part of the Deep Space Network. It houses antennas that communicate with distant spacecraft.
🔭 See the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
🌌 Learn about Australia's role in space exploration and view space hardware.
🌕 Discover a 3.8 billion-year-old piece of Moon rock.
👨👩👧👦 Enjoy a family-friendly visit with a playground and outdoor areas.
📵 Limited mobile phone coverage in the area.
🚑 Ambulance services may take up to 45 minutes to reach the complex.
⛽ Nearest petrol station is 25 kilometres away.
🦌 Drive carefully as animals may move across roads without warning.
🚗 Approximately 40-45 minute drive southwest from Canberra city centre.
📱 Switch off transmitting equipment or set mobile phones to airplane mode.
🧺 Bring your own refreshments as the Deep Space Café is currently closed.
💰 Free entry.
🕒 Open Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm. Additional opening: January 7th to 31st (ACT Summer school holidays), Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Car park and coach parking available.
Last updated 3 days ago
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