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2026-07-25 01:20 UTC
@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online "The Robledo de Chavela complex also holds a prominent place in the history of space exploration. .... Spanish technicians were the first to hear Neil Armstrong's message—"Houston, Tranquility Base here; the Eagle has landed"—and relayed the communication to NASA's control center in the United States."
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@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online 2026-07-25 01:25
@Axomamma@mastodon.online The various DSN sites active in 1969 are prone to arguing about who gets credit for being first - because, by design, the DSN has redundancy. But with Madrid offline and the 70-m at Goldstone in the middle of extended repairs, that is not currently the case.