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Jodrell Bank stories

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These are random stories that I heard while at Jodrell Bank, which I felt ought to be written down somewhere. They are probably true, although as with all oral stories they have probably been a bit mangled in the telling (think of Chinese whispers). If anyone can provide any references for these stories, I would be very interested in them – please let me know! Tracking Apollo 11 The 50ft telescope at Jodrell Bank (now replaced by the 42ft) tracked the Apollo 11 spacecraft on its way to the moon, and were able to calculate its landing position. They were also able to observe the deviations in the flight path due to Armstrong taking manual control of the craft. A plot of this is present somewhere in the Jodrell Bank archives. References: discussions with Ian Morrison, 50th anniversary talk given by Ian Morrison, BBC interview also with Ian Morrison [1]. Notes: BBC’s Inside Out said that “the telescope” had tracked Apollo 11. At the time, the Lovell Telescope was being used t...

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