On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:57:43 -0500, Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:

>On 09/03/09 03:31, Warp wrote:
>>    If you think about it, you'll find some problems with that idea. As you
>> know, the Earth rotates. This means that one point on the surface of the
>> earth is in direct line-of-sight to the Moon for an average of 12 hours
>> per day. It's physically impossible for the NASA mission control center
>> to have a 24-hour direct link to the signals sent from the Moon.
>
>	Satellites?

IIRC Goonhilly in Cornwell (UK) was used as a relay. I've got a vague memory of
an American military base somewhere in Turkey being used too.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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