{"product_id":"honeysuckle-creek-by-andrew-tink-9781742236087","title":"Honeysuckle Creek","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoneysuckle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some of the most-watched images in human history as Neil Armstrong took his first step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart biography and part personal history, this book makes a significant contribution to Australia's role in space exploration and reveals a story little known until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr, the director of flight operations for Apollo 11, acknowledged: \"The name Honeysuckle Creek and the excellence which is implied by that name will always be remembered and recorded in the annals of manned space flight\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful and inspirational story, beautifully told. As hard as it is to do this extraordinary yarn justice, Andrew Tink has done it.' - Peter FitzSimons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854580240620,"sku":"9781742236087","price":104.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c1cd20577068b2944065e136c65ec0fe.jpg?v=1759268088","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/honeysuckle-creek-by-andrew-tink-9781742236087","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}