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May 2024
35m 28s

What is the Deep Space Network?

Jennifer Swanson/Jeff Gonyea
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Have you ever wondered how NASA talks to all of its spacecraft that are way out in space? They use the Deep Space Network! Do you know what that is or how it works? Our guest, Rémy Morgan, is a Network Analyst for the Deep Space Network and she tells us all about how they keep track of multiple spacecraft in our solar system and all of the data they send back. If you love space technology, you won't want to miss this episode!

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This week's challenge is to check out the Deep Space Network website to see where all of the spacecraft are today.  https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

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