Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
One of the three main stations of NASA's Deep Space Network, with a 70-metre giant antenna right in front of you and a free exhibition hall on lunar landings and deep-space exploration.
The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex sits in the Tidbinbilla Valley, about 40 km southwest of Canberra. It is NASA's Deep Space Network station in the Southern Hemisphere. Its 70-metre dish communicates with spacecraft such as Voyager and Mars probes. The visitor centre is free and displays Apollo moon rocks, spacesuits and probe models, and you can watch the antennas move up close outdoors. It is open about 9:00 to 17:00 and has a café. It can be combined with a same-day visit to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Mount Stromlo Observatory
- Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- National Zoo & Aquarium
- Royal Australian Mint
- Lanyon Homestead
- National Arboretum Canberra
- Namadgi National Park
- Parliament House, Canberra