More than 40 spacecraft rely on NASA’s three Deep Space Network complexes around the world. Goldstone added a new dish in August 2026, five years after network manager Brad Arnold warned that missions should expect less contact time because antenna expansion couldn’t keep pace with demand.
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NASA's Deep Space Network, which supports more than 40 spacecraft across three complexes worldwide, added a new antenna at Goldstone. DSS-23 began operations on August 3, 2026, five years after network manager Brad Arnold warned that antenna expansion was not keeping pace with demand.
DSS-23 began operations on 3 August 2026. Its arrival adds capacity while older antennas, maintenance outages and competing mission requests continue to shape the network’s schedule. The post More than 40 spacecraft rely on NASA’s three Deep Space Network complexes around the world. Goldstone added a new dish in August 2026, five years after network manager Brad Arnold warned that missions should expect less contact time because antenna expansion couldn’t keep pace with demand. appeared first on Space Daily .
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