Tom Reid (electrical engineer)
Thomas Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1927 |
| Died | October 2, 2010 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
| Spouse(s) | Betty McKenna, Margaret McLachlan (Senator Margaret Reid) |
| Children | 4 children |
| Director of Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station | |
| In office 4 August 1967 – 3 April 1970 | |
Thomas Reid MBE (14 March 1927 – 2 October 2010) was the director of the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station outside Canberra, Australia, which in July 1969 transmitted live television of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon to a world-wide audience of 600 million people.