Spanish Wildfires Disrupt NASA’s Deep Space Network
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Wildfires near Madrid forced evacuations at NASA’s Deep Space Communications Complex, raising concerns about potential damage to the agency’s critical space-communication network. NASA evacuated staff and seamlessly shifted mission-support operations to the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California to maintain contact with Voyager 1, the James Webb Space Telescope, and Artemis, while awaiting a safety assessment of the Madrid site. The incident highlights how extreme wildfire activity tied to climate change can affect even interplanetary infrastructure.
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