Upon receiving its first signals from the first spacecraft to closely observe Mars, Mariner 4, on March 18, 1966, Deep…
Built in 1964 to support deep space missions such as Mariner 4, Deep Space Station 42 (DSS-42) was located in…
Upon receiving its first signals from the first spacecraft to closely observe Mars, Mariner 4, on March 18, 1966, Deep…
Built between 1992 and 1996, Deep Space Station (DSS) 24, 25, and 26 are 34 meter (111 foot) Beam Waveguide…
The “Apollo Antenna” was built in 1967 as part of the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) and earned its nickname…
The “Apollo Antenna” was built in 1967 as part of the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) and earned its nickname…
With the Deep Space Network’s (DSN) 70 meter (230 foot) antennas approaching 50 years in service, repairs and maintenance become…
With the Deep Space Network’s (DSN) 70 meter (230 foot) antennas approaching 50 years in service, repairs and maintenance become…
Deep Space Station 12 (DSS-12), the first deep space station, was built in 1960 to support the Echo program. This…
After Explorer I, the first US satellite, was launched in January 1958, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California looked…
