Celestial celebrations

July 2019 is a special month for space enthusiasts as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the first crewed landing on the Moon. There will be plenty of celebratory activities going on around the country. exhibition, which features real and replica spaceflight items. Check it out at . In the nation’s capital, the Australian National University will have a four-day Moon Festival with lots of public events and tours. Questacon and the National Museum of Australia have lunar exhibits, while a 45-minute drive outside of Canberra will bring you to the amazing Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex () at Tidbinbilla — one of NASA’s three worldwide tracking stations — with its huge 70-metre dish, the largest in Australia. See a piece of moonrock and take in the fascinating visitors’ centre.