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NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment

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Deep Space Station 23’s 133-ton reflector dish was recently installed, marking a key step in strengthening NASA’s Deep Space Network.

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NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Network Welcomes New 34-Meter Antenna

NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Network Welcomes New 34-Meter Antenna | JPLA time-lapse video of construction operations for a new antenna at the NASA Deep Space Network’s Goldstone Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California, on Dec. 18, 2024. Called Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23), the new antenna joins others at three Deep Space Network complexes around the world that communicate with spacecraft at the Moon and beyond. During constructio…

NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment

4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A crane lowers the steel reflector framework for Deep Space Station 23 into position Dec. 18 on a 65-foot-high (20-meter) platform above the antenna’s pedestal that will steer the reflector. Panels will be affixed to the structure create a curved surface to collect radio frequency signals.NASA/JPL-Caltech …

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