mˈʌtʃiə kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz tɛknˈɪʃən dʒˈɛɹi oʊkˈɑːnɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɔːstɹˈeɪliən tə spˈiːk wɪð ɐn ˈæstɹənˌɔːt ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, wˌɛn hiː kˈɑːntæktᵻd dʒˈɑːn ɡlˈɛn ɐbˈoːɹd fɹˈɛndʃɪp sˈɛvən ˌɔn hɪz fˈɜːst pˈæs ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɛst ɔːstɹˈeɪliən kˈoʊst.
Muchea Communications Technician Gerry O'Connor became the first Australian to speak with an astronaut on 20 February 1962, when he contacted John Glenn aboard Friendship 7 on his first pass over the West Australian coast.