Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires
The evacuation highlights the vulnerability of critical space infrastructure to natural disasters.
Will Robinson-Smith24 Jul 20261 min read
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is one of three critical sites around the world that communicate with spacecraft beyond the reach of near-Earth communications capabilities.
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