Deep Space Network in trouble

Stefan Mileschin · 1st September 2023, 10:38

Too many projects and not enough hardware

The aging Deep Space Network is in trouble according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory boss Suzanne Dodd.

The network is used to communicate with more than 40 space missions at present, and another 40 will be added in the next ten years.

"We have more missions coming than we currently are flying," Dodd said. "We’re nearly doubling the load on the DSN. Many of those are either lunar exploration or Artemis missions, and many of Artemis precursor missions with commercial vendors. So the load is increasing, and it’s very stressful.”

She said that the network is oversubscribed, yet it’s vital to anything the agency wants to do.

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1st September 2023, 10:38	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Deep Space Network in trouble Too many projects and not enough hardware The aging Deep Space Network is in trouble according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory boss Suzanne Dodd. The network is used to communicate with more than 40 space missions at present, and another 40 will be added in the next ten years. "We have more missions coming than we currently are flying," Dodd said. "We’re nearly doubling the load on the DSN. Many of those are either lunar exploration or Artemis missions, and many of Artemis precursor missions with commercial vendors. So the load is increasing, and it’s very stressful.” She said that the network is oversubscribed, yet it’s vital to anything the agency wants to do. https://fudzilla.com/news/network/57...ork-in-trouble

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