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Let it Snow!, Goldstone DSN
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post Dec 16 2008, 10:19 PM
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It's summer here in Canberra, the DSN antennas glistening in the sunshine.

For Goldstone it's another matter - snow in the desert!
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post Dec 17 2008, 10:17 PM
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Snow is something that we rarely worry about here in Australia.
Yes, it has snowed at our station on occasions, but never enough to have it on the ground for very long or certainly ever cause the antennas an issue. We'd just tip it out anyway laugh.gif

As for vehicles capable of getting up there, well the vehicle Phil showed is nothing next to our really big work platform which we call 'The Bronto'.
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A Finnish manufacturer 'Bronto Skylift'. A magnficent beast of a machine.

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- Astro0   Let it Snow!   Dec 16 2008, 10:19 PM
- - PhilCo126   The Deep Space Network sites are well prepared for...   Dec 17 2008, 04:59 PM
- - Astro0   Snow is something that we rarely worry about here ...   Dec 17 2008, 10:17 PM
- - Enceladus75   Most people don't equate California with snow....   Dec 17 2008, 10:50 PM
- - Astro0   On the theme of 'Yes it does snow at DSN compl...   Dec 18 2008, 12:42 AM
- - djellison   Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the data...   Dec 18 2008, 12:52 AM
- - Astro0   ...and the rest of the lyrics... Oh the weather ...   Dec 18 2008, 02:11 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   It's nasty everywhere out West today. I'm...   Dec 18 2008, 02:35 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 17 2008, 06:35 P...   Dec 18 2008, 05:52 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Dec 17 2008, 11:52 P...   Dec 18 2008, 06:46 AM
- - Astro0   Who needs chains?!   Dec 18 2008, 06:41 AM

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