NASA Brings New 34-Meter Deep Space Antenna Online at Goldstone, California

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NASA has activated Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23), a newly completed antenna at the Goldstone complex near Barstow, California. The structure stands 34 meters (114 feet) tall and operates as a multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna. It forms part of NASA's Deep Space Network, the global communications infrastructure used to stay in contact with distant spacecraft. The addition of DSS-23 is intended to expand the network's overall capacity and strengthen deep space communications. NASA expects the antenna to serve those purposes for decades to come.

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