Canberra Road Trip

[TimberWolfAu]

Just quickly, does anyone know if the following sites still hold Apollo items/exhibits?

- National Museum of Australia (I think it still has the Apollo 17 'goodwill' sample, but I can't see on their website that confirmed this)
- GeoScience Australia (some mentions say they have rock samples, but their website doesn't mention them)
- Questacon, they had some items at one point, but I didn't see them last time I was there.

And yes, I'll be calling them tomorrow to double check, but was wondering if there are any Canberra locals who might know? Figured, while I'm on holidays, I'll take a little road trip down to Canberra on Thursday. Planning on visiting the Deep Space Communication Centre and old Honeysuckle Creek site while I'm there. I'f you're all nice, I might post some photos too.

[Peter B]

Just quickly, does anyone know if the following sites still hold Apollo items/exhibits?

- National Museum of Australia (I think it still has the Apollo 17 'goodwill' sample, but I can't see on their website that confirmed this)
- GeoScience Australia (some mentions say they have rock samples, but their website doesn't mention them)
- Questacon, they had some items at one point, but I didn't see them last time I was there.

How embarrassing, that I'm a local and I have no firm idea about any of these. I've never seen the A17 goodwill sample when I've been to the NMA. I can check with a relative about GA. And I don't remember seeing anything relevant at Questacon.

Supposedly, the National Archives of Australia has the A11 goodwill sample, but I don't remember seeing that on display either. However, the NAA is only about a kilometre from Questacon, and well worth a visit in its own right.

And yes, I'll be calling them tomorrow to double check, but was wondering if there are any Canberra locals who might know? Figured, while I'm on holidays, I'll take a little road trip down to Canberra on Thursday. Planning on visiting the Deep Space Communication Centre and old Honeysuckle Creek site while I'm there. I'f you're all nice, I might post some photos too.

Tidbinbilla (CDSCC) has the best display of Apollo material (and of other space-related material) in the Canberra region. For example, they have on display the TV camera which was used on the Apollo-Soyuz mission. And I'm pretty sure in the past they had one of the  goodwill samples on display.

Honeysuckle is pretty and atmospheric.

[Obviousman]

If you are passing through Nowra and would like a tour of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, please let me know. No space-related items that I recall but heaps of aviation! (Something from Paul Scully-Power maybe? He has a strong association with the FAA & Navy)