A space archaeologist says the Woomera rocket range in South Australia has been recognised internationally for its historic importance, and this should be the catalyst for Australian authorities to place it on the heritage list.
Dr Alice Gorman from Flinders University says the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has given Woomera the status of a Historic Aerospace Site.
This puts it in the same league as Tranquillity Base, the site where man first landed on the moon.
[When Woomera was established in 1947 as part of the Anglo-Australian Joint Project it was one of only four rocket ranges in the world.]
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