The list of countries to achieve their own successful orbital space launch is a short one, almost as small as the exclusive club of states that possess nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union was first ...

THE satellite 1967–118A, WRESAT, was launched from Woomera, Australia, at 0435 h on November 29, 1967, into a nearly polar orbit. Included among the experiments were two sets of ion chambers ...

The coin's reverse, or tails side, depicts an Australian astronaut on a spacewalk and the launch of WRESAT-1 on a modified U.S. Redstone rocket in 1967. The satellite, which carried upper ...

In addition, only 16% of Australians were aware of the country's first (and only) locally launched satellite, WRESAT , lofted into orbit on an American rocket from Woomera in 1967. How much should ...

That satellite, the WRESAT, was launched from Woomera on an American Redstone rocket, and stayed in orbit until early 1968. However, Australia lost interest in launching rockets when ELDO relocated to ...

That satellite, the WRESAT, was launched from Woomera on an American Redstone rocket, and stayed in orbit until early 1968. However, Australia lost interest in launching rockets when ELDO ...