The Evolution of Technology
in the Deep Space Network

A History of the Advanced Systems Program

CONTENTS:

Introduction
A Functional View of the Deep Space Network
The Antennas of the DSN
Forward Command/DataLink
Return Data Link
Arraying of Antennas
Radio Metrics--Tools and Techniques
The Goldstone Solar System Radar
Concluding Observations
Case Studies of Technology in the DSN
Advanced Systems Program and the Galileo Mission to Jupiter
Bibliography
Acronyms

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Acknowledgment

This publication was produced under the editorial leadership of Dr. N. A. Renzetti of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California. But the real authors of this story are many: first and foremost is Mr. Hugh Fosque, who nurtured, defended, and guided the Deep Space Network (DSN) Advanced Systems Program from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters; next, are the dozen JPL Program Managers who supported Hugh over the years; and finally, the several hundred technologists who worked within the program and added their contributions, some large and some small, throughout the lifetime of the DSN Advanced Systems Program.

J. W. Layland
L. L. Rauch
December 1995

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