Get Control Center User's Guide - Gsfc

The Near Space Network (NSN) is more than just an aggregation of the Near Earth Network's and Space Network's space-based technologies, ground stations and antennas; it's the network through which NASA and other space users will now arrange for support services for their near-Earth missions which include direct-to- ...

The General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) provides the baseline environmental test program for missions or flight hardware being developed or managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).

The GOLD Rules are intended to apply to all space flight projects (and where applicable, associated ground projects) regardless of implementation approach or mission classification (except where explicitly noted).

The Near Space Network provides missions within one million miles of Earth with robust communications services. Using a blend of government and commercial assets, the network supports science, human spaceflight, and technology demonstration missions exploring our planet and the solar system.

The DSN consists of three facilities spaced equidistant from each other – approximately 120 degrees apart in longitude – around the world. These sites are at Goldstone, near Barstow, California; near Madrid, Spain; and near Canberra, Australia.

Apollo Tracking Station Locations StationLongitudeNotesFresnedillas Madrid Prime (MAD)4.1689292 W39.71 km west of MadridRobledo Madrid Wing (MADX)4.2489218 W46.48 km west of MadridGoldstone116.8886 W60 km north of Barstow, CaliforniaHoneysuckle Creek148.9779 E35 km SSW of Parliament House, Canberra2 more rows

Space Network (SN) is a NASA program that combines space and ground elements to support spacecraft communications in Earth vicinity.