CURRENT FEATURES

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DSN Performs Major Maintenance on 70-meter Antenna
The Deep Space Network began a several month maintenance effort on the 70-meter antenna at Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex. Watch the effort progress on our webcam. READ MORE...

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OTHER FEATURES

How a Real DSN Station Is Built
Here's a short photo essay with captions of the building of a 34-meter antenna. READ MORE...

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Tours
Public Tours of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex are available. Advance reservations are required. Call 760.255.8687 for additional information. READ MORE...

Where Are the Missions that the DSN is Tracking?
To view trajectory maps and information on the current location of spacecraft that the Deep Space Network is curently tracking, click here. READ MORE...

Build Your Own DSN Station
Learn all about Deep Space Network tracking stations by building this educational scale model of a 34m Beam Waveguide Deep Space Station. READ MORE...

Deep Space Network Brochure
For a full, concise story of the Deep Space Network, our current brochure is now online and can be viewed here. READ MORE...

Radio Astronomy in the Classroom
The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project is an exciting venture that is bringing hands-on scientific discovery to America's classrooms. Connected via the Internet from their classrooms, GAVRT students control a 34-meter (110 ft.) radio astronomy telescope. READ MORE...

Bringing Images from Space to Earth
Have you ever wondered how NASA obtains those beautiful pictures of planets and distant moons? This brief tutorial takes you through the process step by step from spacecraft camera to finished photograph. READ MORE...