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space1 month ago•4 min saved

Goldstone's DSN Antenna Offline Through May for Major Upgrades

NASA says the DSS-14 70-meter antenna at Goldstone is offline after last fall’s damage and will not return until May 1, with a long upgrade planned for 2026–2028; in the meantime, DSN relies on DSS-13 and a Green Bank bistatic radar setup. Artemis 2’s upcoming flight will increase DSN demand, driving infrastructure upgrades to improve resilience for future missions and ongoing planetary radar work (e.g., asteroid characterization such as Apophis).

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science3 months ago•3 min saved

NASA's Deep Space Network Antenna Sustains Damage

A key 70-meter antenna (DSS-14) at NASA's Deep Space Network in Goldstone, California, was damaged in September and remains offline, potentially impacting communication with deep space missions. The incident has added to existing concerns about the overstretched network, which is crucial for missions like Artemis, James Webb, and Voyager 2, amid budget constraints and increasing mission demands.

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