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Wildfire Threatens a Critical Node in NASA’s Deep Space Network
Key Takeaways
- A wildfire burned through NASA’s Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in Spain on July 24.
- All employees evacuated safely, but the condition of the antennae had not yet been assessed.
- The Deep Space Network has only three global stations and is already oversubscribed.
- Damage in Spain could reduce both total communications capacity and sky coverage for distant missions.
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DT Editorial Team··via newscientist.com