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European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) (c. 1960 - c. 1974)

Function: Telecommunications and Industrial or Scientific Research

Location: Woomera, South Australia, Australia

The European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) chose Woomera, in South Australia, as the location for their launch site for test vehicles. The purpose of the organisation was to develop a satellite launch vehicle for Europe. In 1974 the ELDO was merged with the European Space Research Organisation to form the European Space Agency.

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Location: Woomera, South Australia

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A001033. [ Details ]

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