Artemis II, Earth and Deep Space Network
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At this point, the Artemis II crew will be headed out toward the moon. Here's what the astronauts are doing during day three.
Nasa is on track to launch its Artemis II mission in April which will be tracked by Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston.
Later today, four astronauts will perform a CPR demo and test communications through the Deep Space Network before heading to the moon.
For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could they hear us? A new study combining data from Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests that our own deep space ...
The astronauts completed the transition to the Deep Space Network for communications and are getting comfortable in their space environment, even picking out their sleeping locations in the capsule.
One of NASA's deep space antennas that has been critical for communication with spacecraft for years hasn't been working since September 16, 2025. Located in Goldstone, California, the antenna referred to as DSS-14 is part of NASA's deep space network (DSN).
Each Deep Space Network, or DSN, site has one huge, 230-foot (70-meter) diameter antenna. The 70-meter antennas are the largest and most sensitive DSN antennas, capable of tracking a spacecraft traveling tens of billions of miles from Earth.
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