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50 Years of Talking to Space: a NASA Social for the Deep Space Network
The participants of the DSN NASA Social gathered in front of the DSS-14 70-meter antenna at Goldstone, April 2, 2014.
When you’re talking to spacecraft billions of miles away, you need a powerful voice. And when you’re listening for their faint replies from those same staggering distances, you need an even bigger set of ears. Fortunately, NASA’s Deep Space Network has both — and last week I had the chance to see some of them up close and in person as one of the lucky participants in a NASA Social! Here’s my overview of what happened on those two exciting days.
(And if this doesn’t make you want to apply for the next Social, I don’t know what will.)
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© Jason Major for Universe Today, 2014. |
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/110753/50-years-of-talking-to-space-a-nasa-social-for-the-deep-space-network/
