Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network\u2019s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna, DSS-23 will boost the DSN\u2019s capacity and enhance NASA\u2019s deep space communications capabilities for decades to come.<\/p>\n
NASA leadership and personnel as well as dignitaries gathered at the complete DSS-23 antenna for a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Aug. 25, 2026. It\u2019s the latest antenna to be added as part of the Deep Space Network\u2019s Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and expand the network by adding six new 34-meter\u00a0multifrequency beam-waveguide antennas<\/a>. These versatile\u00a0Deep Space Network<\/a>\u00a0dishes can enhance many missions operating over different radio frequencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n The DSN allows missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from faraway spacecraft. It is managed by NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech, in Southern California for the agency\u2019s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN<\/a>) Program, which is located at NASA Headquarters within the Research and Technology Mission Directorate.<\/p>\n For more information about the DSN, visit:<\/p>\n