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NASA Switches On New Deep Space Network Antenna at Goldstone
NASA has completed and switched on DSS-23, a new 34-meter antenna at its Goldstone complex, the latest addition to the Deep Space Network's decade-long expansion project.
NASA's (DSN) has switched on a newly completed antenna, Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23), at the network's Goldstone complex near Barstow, California. Leadership from NASA Headquarters and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) marked the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 25, 2026.
DSS-23 is a 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency — a dish designed to communicate with spacecraft across several different radio frequencies. It is the newest addition to the DSN's Aperture Enhancement Project, an effort that began in 2009 to expand the network with six new antennas of this kind.
The Deep Space Network lets NASA missions track spacecraft, send them commands, and receive scientific data from deep space. It is managed by JPL, a division of Caltech in Southern California, for the agency's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program at NASA Headquarters.
Germaine Aziz, JPL's project manager for the DSN Aperture Enhancement Project, was among the NASA and JPL leaders who attended the ceremony.
NASA said DSS-23 will boost the Deep Space Network's overall capacity and enhance the agency's deep-space communications capabilities for decades to come.
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