The Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) was constructed in the 1990s to close the gap in coverage, or Zone of…
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. The most prominent antenna…
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. Each of the facilities…
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex’s (CDSCC) landscape has evolved since the construction of its first antenna in the 1960s. More…
Deep space communications are very challenging because of the extreme distances between spacecraft and Earth. Spacecraft communications equipment, designed to…
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. GSDCC is located in…
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) is one of NASA’s three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. The diameter of…
The 34 meter (111 foot) High Efficiency (HEF) antenna in the foreground is nicknamed the “Uranus Antenna” because it was…
The 64-meter (210-foot) antenna, Deep Space Station 63 (DSS-63), at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) became operational in…
The 26-meter (85-foot) antenna shown here in the background became known as the “Apollo Antenna” because of its historic role…