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MilestoneJun 12, 2026

After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II

After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II
Image source: Ars Technica Space
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Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say.

" NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago.

The global array of deep space communications antennas couldn't keep up with the routine demands of 40 robotic science missions and the extraordinary surge required by NASA's Orion space capsule as it flew around the Moon.

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