Madrid Ground Station Crew Says Hello After 46 Years

Dennis Wingo just discovered a message written inside one of the Madrid ground station Lunar Orbiter 5 tapes today – tape M5-87 – recorded on day 233 of 1967 (21 August). It is blurred with time but says “Greetings from DSS-62 (indecipherable) in SPAIN (indecipherable)” DSS stands for “Deep Space Station”. Some people put messages … Continue reading Madrid Ground Station Crew Says Hello After 46 Years