The expedition arrived at Woomera, a formerly closed-to-outsiders Australian Defense Force facility.
Welcome to the Rocket Holiday Park.
An appropriate moon for an appropriate facility.
The expedition’s campsite.
The local colourful bar complete with a surly bartender who had many wonderful stories of high adventure with rockets. She had a well-stocked bar, too.
One of the many rockets on display in Woomera.
The symbol of Woomera.
An old Canberra twin engine bomber.
rocket range equipment.
Petrel supersonic target rocket.
Blue Steel air to ground missile.
Rolls Royce RZ2 Engine.
The remnants of a Blue Streak missile.
A Black Knight rocket.
A Sea Slug missile guidance system.
Target drone.
A Jabiru.
Parts of a Redstone rocket that was recovered from the desert.
A JINDIVIK target aircraft.
Meteor MK-7
A Black Arrow.
A Thunderbird.
Cluster bombs.
Protest moments.
The small hobby telescope at the edge of Woomera.
Americans and Brits spent some time in the desert with the Aussies.
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