Antennada 34-Mitir ee Xarunta Goldstone ee Shabakadda Hawada Sare oo La Soo Bandhigay
Shanta antenna ee Xarunta Goldstone ee Shabakadda Deep Space Network (DSN) agagaarka Barstow, California, ayaa bishii Ogosto 2026 qorraxda ku milicsanayay. DSS-23 oo dhowaan la dhameeyay ayaa ka mid ah kuwani.
Muqaalka Antennada Xarunta Goldstone
Shanta antenna waxay ku sugan yihiin xarunta DSN ee u dhow Barstow, California, bishii Ogosto 2026. Sida lagu sheegay: "Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026."
DSS-23 waa 34-mitir (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, waxaana ku tilmaamay warbixin: "The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, can be seen to the right of the frame in the foreground." Antennada kale waa DSS-26, DSS-25, DSS-24.
Xafladda Goynta Ribbon-ka iyo Mashruuca Bal-aadhinta
Hoggaanka NASA iyo shaqaalaheeda ayaa marti-geliyay xaflad goyn ribbon ah oo loo sameeyay DSS-23 taariikhda Aug. 25, 2026. Sida qoraalku dhigayo: "NASA leadership and personnel as well as dignitaries gathered at the complete DSS-23 antenna for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Aug. 25, 2026."
DSS-23 waa antenna-kii ugu dambeeyay ee Mashruuca Aperture Enhancement Project, kaasoo bilaabmay 2009 si loogu daro lix antenna oo 34-mitir ah. Qoraalku wuxuu leeyahay: "It’s the latest antenna to be added as part of the Deep Space Network’s Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and expand the network by adding six new 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antennas."
Maamulka Shabakadda iyo Doorka Ay Leedahay
DSN waxay u oggolaanaysaa hawl-wadeennada inay raacaan, amarro u diraan, uguna helaan xogta sayniska ee dayax-gacmeedka fog. Sida lagu xusay: "The DSN allows missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from faraway spacecraft."
Xarunta Jet Propulsion Laboratory ee Caltech ayaa maamusha DSN ee NASA SCaN Program, taasoo ku taal NASA Headquarters. Qoraalku wuxuu leeyahay: "It is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, a division of Caltech, for the agency’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program, which is located at NASA Headquarters within the Research and Technology Mission Directorate."
NASA officials and dignitaries gathered at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, on August 25, 2026, to mark the completion of Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter beam-waveguide antenna that expands the agency's deep-space communications capacity.
A New Dish Joins the Goldstone Array
The recently completed Deep Space Station 23 stands as the newest addition to the Deep Space Network's Goldstone complex, which sits near Barstow, California. This 34-meter, 114-foot beam-waveguide antenna joins three other 34-meter dishes already in service at the site.
The other three 34-meter antennas at Goldstone are, from left, DSS-26, DSS-25, and DSS-24. At farthest right is a smaller 26-meter, 85-foot antenna, the retired Apollo Antenna that was built in 1967 as part of the Manned Space Flight Network and earned its nickname for providing tracking for the Apollo Program.
The Aperture Enhancement Project Continues
DSS-23 is the latest antenna to be added as part of the Deep Space Network's Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and expand the network by adding six new 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antennas. These versatile dishes can enhance many missions operating over different radio frequencies.
The DSN allows missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from faraway spacecraft. It is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, a division of Caltech, for the agency's Space Communications and Navigation Program.
Ceremony Highlights the Network's Growth
NASA leadership and personnel as well as dignitaries gathered at the complete DSS-23 antenna for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Aug. 25, 2026, celebrating the milestone in the ongoing expansion of the Deep Space Network.
The SCaN Program is located at NASA Headquarters within the Research and Technology Mission Directorate, overseeing the network's operations across the globe to support interplanetary exploration and deep-space science.
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