• DocumentCode
    877028
  • Title

    The road to the Deep Space Network

  • Author

    Waff, Craig B.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    50
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    The evolution of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration´s (NASA´s) Deep Space Network is recounted. The launching of the US Pioneer program, following the orbiting of Sputnik by the USSR in 1957, and the communication system established for it are examined. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory´s (JPL´s) advocacy of a permanent system of ground stations, and the antenna design and site and frequency selection, are discussed. The expansion into foreign countries and later developments are described.<>
  • Keywords
    satellite antennas; satellite ground stations; Deep Space Network; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; NASA; antenna design; frequency selection; ground stations; Computer crashes; Instruments; Laboratories; Moon; NASA; Probes; Solar system; Space exploration; Space technology; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.206623
  • Filename
    206623
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=877028