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Abe Maddison

Aussie dish serves up second helping for moon mission

A telemetry dish in South Australia is tracking Orion during its 10-day mission around the moon. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Almost 60 years after playing a key role in the first moon landing, Australia has again reached for the stars as NASA launched its latest lunar mission.

A South Australian dish has been tasked with assisting the Artemis II mission in a sequel to the nation's effort during the 1969 landing which inspired a movie.

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