Astronomer Dave Reneke reflects on 50 years since man first walked on the moon

Laura Telford
Updated July 20 2019 - 4:40pm, first published 4:37pm
MOON LANDING: Dave Reneke at the Parkes Radio Telescope (The Dish) at the 40th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon.
MOON LANDING: Dave Reneke at the Parkes Radio Telescope (The Dish) at the 40th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon.

Fifty years ago men, women and children gathered around black and white television screens at schools, supermarkets and on the street to watch the fuzzy image of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon.

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Laura Telford

Laura Telford

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