Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum — Attraction in Brown Range

Absolutely loved it. So much information with a few interactive things to test skill and get a very basic feel for what the pioneers of space went through. These guys are on another level of mad. They, like other explorers before them, had no idea what to expect. The time, effort and work that went into it is just amazing. Full access for wheelchairs with the possible exception of a couple of things, but we were well captivated. Kids of all ages should enjoy. It was pretty busy, but at the same time, you weren't really waiting for anything. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. Can't do enough. Complimentary tea and d coffee at any time if you felt like a break. A lot of it brought back memories. Check out the 1:1 lander, the lookout at the scale model to see the relevant sizing. There are toilets and a little cafe. $20 entry with seniors and kids cheaper, but we were there for 4 hrs, and probably could have been longer, but they shut at 4pm. Do yourselves a favour when I Carnarvon, drop in and take a look. Go earlier, as you'll be disappointed if you run out of time. For us, you're cheating yourself if you get there any...

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬....  the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum celebrates the little known history of the role Carnarvon played in the manned space program and in the Australian communications industry.

The Carnarvon Tracking Station (located 10 kilometres south from Carnarvon) was built to support NASA’s Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs. It was commissioned in 1964, operating for 11 years and was the last station to communicate with the space capsules leaving the earth orbit, and the last to make contact before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. At the peak of operation it staffed 220 people.

On 21 July 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the station relayed Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon from NASA’s Tracking Station to Perth’s TV audience via Moree earth station – the first live telecast into Western Australia.

A well setup museum to spend a little or a lot of time learning about Carnarvon's involvement in the early space programs. Run by friendly volunteers with interactive activities and lots to...

This was an incredibly good value stop in so many ways.

I've been to a lot of country museums/collections/galleries etc, and always grit my teeth when I pay entry fees knowing they never offer the same value for money as a bigger city based site...boy was I wrong here. WELL worth the entry fee.

My 8yo son is like every little boy his age - he never figured out how to look with his eyes instead of his hands. To my utter astoundment, all of the genuine historically significant equipment is layed out at kid height, in kid reach, with no barriers, and the staff are 100% happy for kids to play with it - a refreshing change from places that like to put everything in range of kids and then get angry at them for wanting to touch!

When we walked in they staff could see my son was torn between exploring and waiting for the launch simulator, so they gave us a cafe buzzer and told us to explore and they would just buzz us when our turn was up instead of waiting in line bored.

So much to see there, a rare gem that was absolutely worth...