NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) to be upgraded

[gary]

Sept 1st 2021 press release, including images and video, here :-

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-deep-space-network-looks-to-the-future

[multiweb]

Very cool tech. :thumbsup: Sounds like the Expanse tight beams.

[Lariliss]

With all the efficiency enhancement, spotlighted cooperation makes it even more optimistic!

The resulting cost savings have been fed into antenna enhancements, and the effort has also strengthened the international cooperation between the complexes. “Each site works with the other sites, not just during handover periods, but also on maintenance and how antennas are performing on any given day. We’ve really turned into a globally operating network,” said Levesque.