Deep Space Station 15, one of the 112-foot antennas at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California, looks skyward, with the stars of the Milky Way overhead, in September 2025. Goldstone is part of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN), which operates three complexes around the globe that support communications with dozens of deep space missions.
The DSN is NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions, plus a few that orbit Earth. The DSN also provides radar and radio astronomy observations that improve our understanding of the solar system and the larger universe.
Through Artemis, NASA is establishing an enduring presence in space and exploring more of the Moon than ever before. To achieve this, Artemis missions rely on both the Deep Space Network and the Near Space Network. These networks, with oversight by NASA’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program office, use global infrastructure and relay satellites to ensure seamless communications and tracking as Orion launches, orbits Earth, travels to the Moon, and returns home.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
2025年9月，位于加利福尼亚州巴斯托附近戈尔德斯通深空通信园区的深空站15号——一座112英尺高的天线——正仰望苍穹，头顶银河繁星闪烁。戈尔德斯通是NASA深空网络（DSN）的一部分。该网络在全球运营着三处设施，为数十项深空任务提供通信支持。
DSN是由巨型射电天线组成的国际阵列，主要支持行星际航天器任务，同时也支持部分地球轨道任务。此外，DSN还提供雷达与射电天文学观测数据，增进我们对太阳系及更广阔宇宙的理解。
通过阿尔忒弥斯计划，NASA致力于在太空建立长期驻留机制，并对月球开展前所未有的深入探索。为实现这一目标，阿尔忒弥斯任务同时依托深空网络与近地空间网络。在NASA空间通信与导航（SCaN）计划办公室的监管下，这些网络利用全球基础设施和中继卫星，确保猎户座飞船在发射、环绕地球、奔赴月球及返航过程中保持无缝通信与追踪。
图片来源: NASA/JPL-Caltech
