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Topic: Damaged Deep Space Network (DSN) antenna

edorr
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Posts: 117
From: Chelmsford, MA
Registered: Oct 2000

posted 01-19-2026 11:30 PM

This is pretty bad news for all deep space missions, and seems like it would have implications for Artemis II as well:

At Space News: Damaged DSN Antenna Out of Service Until May

The DSS-14 antenna, a 70-meter dish at the DSN complex in Goldstone, California, was damaged Sept. 16 when it over-rotated, stressing cabling and piping. The incident also damaged hoses in the antenna's fire control system, causing flooding.
NASA publicly acknowledged the incident in early November after weeks of rumors about damage that took the antenna offline. DSS-14 is one of three 70-meter antennas in the DSN; the others are located near Madrid, Spain, and Canberra, Australia.

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