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Guam Remote Ground Terminal
Guam Remote Ground Terminal

The Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) was constructed in the 1990s to close the gap in coverage, or Zone of…

Aerial Photo of Canberra Complex
Aerial Photo of Canberra Complex

The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. The most prominent antenna…

Canberra Complex by Night
Canberra Complex by Night

The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. Each of the facilities…

Canberra 1985
Canberra 1985

Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex’s (CDSCC) landscape has evolved since the construction of its first antenna in the 1960s. More…

70-Meter Antenna in Madrid
70-Meter Antenna in Madrid

Deep space communications are very challenging because of the extreme distances between spacecraft and Earth. Spacecraft communications equipment, designed to…

Goldstone 1985
Goldstone 1985

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. GSDCC is located in…

Madrid Complex
Madrid Complex

The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) is one of NASA’s three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. The diameter of…

Goldstone 1984
Goldstone 1984

The 34 meter (111 foot) High Efficiency (HEF) antenna in the foreground is nicknamed the “Uranus Antenna” because it was…

64-Meter Antenna in Spain
64-Meter Antenna in Spain

The 64-meter (210-foot) antenna, Deep Space Station 63 (DSS-63), at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) became operational in…

Madrid 1976
Madrid 1976

The 26-meter (85-foot) antenna shown here in the background became known as the “Apollo Antenna” because of its historic role…