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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 16, 2010, 02:41

Title: Giant Antenna Propped Up, Ready for Joint Replacement
Post by: sam on July 16, 2010, 02:41

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Workers at NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif., have been making precise, laser-assisted measurements to ensure a flat surface for pouring new grout as part of a major renovation on the 70-meter-wide (230-foot-wide) "Mars antenna." While officially dubbed Deep Space Station 14, the antenna picked up the Mars name from its first task: tracking NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft, which had been lost by smaller antennas after its historic flyby of Mars.

http://www.physorg.com/news198430726.html

Title: Re: Giant Antenna Propped Up, Ready for Joint Replacement
Post by: Clive on July 16, 2010, 07:52

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