In 1967 the Americans had a spare rocket at Woomera, and Australia built a 45-kilogram satellite to fly on it in eleven months

In 1967 the Americans had a spare rocket at Woomera, and Australia built a 45-kilogram satellite to fly on it in eleven months

A Cold War castoff and eleven months of improvisation launched Australia into the space age—and almost didn't. The post In 1967 the Americans had a spare rocket at Woomera, and Australia built a 45-kilogram satellite to fly on it in eleven months appeared first on Space Daily .