GAO: The DSN is actually falling apart |
GAO: The DSN is actually falling apart |
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May 24 2006, 11:55 PM
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May 26 2006, 09:14 AM
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No Reply yet, although without the DSN no planetary exploration (unmanned or manned) can happen. The DSN is part of the invisible infrastructure we simply need before we start thinking about actual missions (like (E)ELVs, launch sites etc). It's very sad this essential networt is not in an optimal shape. A lot of missions with high data rates will stress the DSN and there is still only talk (and no money) about arraying a lot of small antennas (9m to 12m each) or optical communication. The DSN is the bottleneck. Part of the problem is no single mission pays for it, it's fixed costs nobody wants to pay but everybody uses the services. The situation also reminds me of the Apollo age infrastructure at KSC (VAB, pads etc.): 40 years and still useable, but how long?
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