LA3: The Other Mission Control
Today I got a tour of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL is responsible for all unmanned space missions. The Mars Rover was built there as were the first satellites. JPL is able to communicate with the objects through its' Deep Space Network. The DSN "is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe." One of the largest antennas is 70 meters (230 feet) and can track a spacecraft moving 10 billion miles away. Crazy.
posted by BK at 3:46 AM
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What is their policy on loony, lovesick coworkers, I wonder?
Hitchcock, art markets, and space travel. I can't wait to read about what you decide to check out next.
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