Category: Space

Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23

Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23

NASA… Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, on Aug. 25, 2026.  From left: Germaine Aziz (project manager, DSN Aperture Enhancement Project, JPL); Bradford Arnold (manager, […]

NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online

NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online

NASA… Description Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna, DSS-23 will boost the DSN’s capacity and enhance NASA’s deep space communications capabilities for decades to come. NASA leadership and personnel as well […]

Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex

Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex

NASA… Description Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, can be seen to the right of the frame in the foreground. The other three 34-meter antennas are, from left, DSS-26, DSS-25, and […]

NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches

NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches

NASA… Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman pairs a large field of […]

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor

NASA… From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump on Aug. 28, 2026, for their service during the Artemis II mission. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized […]