Deep space dishes dodge devastation from Spanish wildfires
NASA reports some cable damage near Madrid as its antennas and ESA's Cebreros station emerge largely intact
Radio antennas for the European Space Agency and NASA appear to have escaped the worst effects of wildfires in Spain, though NASA's site sustained some cable damage.
Over the weekend, a NASA spokesperson confirmed there was "no significant structural damage observed to antennas or buildings" at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) despite fire ravaging the area.
The spokesperson cautioned that "the situation remains dynamic" and additional inspections are required. A source with knowledge of the matter has since told The Register that the cables appear to have been burned, although the antennas had indeed escaped the worst of the inferno.
The facility is part of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), which is used to communicate with spacecraft. According to the spokesperson, "NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program has seamlessly transitioned...
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