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To communicate with distant spacecraft, NASA's Deep Space Network uses antenna with a diameter of up to 70 meters (230 feet). That is almost as big as a football field.


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 Artist conception of GLAST
GLAST Satellite Arrives at Naval Research Lab for Testing
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope has arrived for its final round of testing at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington.
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 Artist concept of the James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope to Earth: Now It Can Connect!
The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to communicate with the Earth thanks to a modified "off-the-shelf" system successfully tested by Northrop Grumman.
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 Thumbnail of the James Webb Space Telescope Model
Telescope Gets 'Spacewired'
Using a new advanced technology network interface called "SpaceWire," researchers and scientists enable components to work more efficiently and more reliably with each other.
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 a 1/6 model of the JWST mirrors
NASA Telescope's 19 Mirrors Pass Critical Test
Scientists and engineers have tested a set of math-based instructions that will enable 19 mirrors of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to work together.
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 The life sized James Webb Space Telescope model sits in front of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in Dublin, Ireland.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Visits Ireland
Ireland got its first look at the James Webb Space Telescope during a life-sized model's visit to Dublin the week of June 11, 2007.
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 Artist's rendition of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Construction Begins on Webb Telescope's Guidance Sensor and Imager
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $39 million contract to COM DEV International Ltd. to complete construction of two important instruments on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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