About Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station
Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station is a former NASA satellite tracking station located in Namadgi National Park, about 35 kilometres southwest of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Operational from 1967 to 1981, it supported the Apollo, Skylab and other missions and famously received and relayed the first television images of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon during Apollo 11. Today only concrete foundations, a monument and interpretive displays remain at the bushland site.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an open-air heritage site in bushland with the concrete foundations of the former 26-metre antenna, a memorial plinth and interpretive signs explaining the station's role in the Apollo missions. The site is unstaffed and consists of outdoor displays, a small car park and surrounding eucalypt forest with views over the Namadgi ranges. There are no buildings to enter; the experience is self-guided sightseeing, reading displays and photography.
Key highlights
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Historic site of the former NASA tracking station that supported Apollo 11
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Concrete antenna foundations and memorial monument marking the Apollo 11 role
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Interpretive displays and information boards detailing space mission history
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Bushland setting within Namadgi National Park with scenic valley views