NASA Expands Deep Space Network with Giant New Dish in California Desert

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

NASA's long-distance spacecraft-calling network just got a boost.The Deep Space Network (DSN), best known for communicating with distant spacecraft such as Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons, added a 114-foot (34-meter) radio-frequency antenna in California, boosting capacity on the increasingly crowded network.More than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar system and interstellar space use DSN, which has struggled to keep pace with growing dema…

NASA Deep Space Network’s DSS-23 Antenna Now Online

NASA Deep Space Network’s DSS-23 Antenna Now Online | Jet Propulsion LaboratoryThis footage shows the latest antenna of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) to go online at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California. Called Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23), the antenna began communicating with spacecraft on Aug. 3, 2026. It is part of the Deep Space Network’s Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and…