[lacad01 (Adam)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Adam,

The tracking station used during the Mercury program was Muchea, which operated
until 1964 and then was replaced by Carnarvon which was built for the Gemini program
in 1963.

So in the soundtrack recording of conversations between Cooper and Glenn,
Cooper was at Muchea and this is also depicted in the movie, "The Right Stuff".

Carnarvon then operated until 1970 so it has an important history. Great to see
the site will enter an important new era.

Thanks for the story Mike.

Thanks for the info Gary