@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online
Post #4075790
2026-07-24 23:40 UTC
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@thegaffer@hobbitwhispers.social 2026-07-25 12:55
@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online It appears from the article that loss of the station would be catastrophic because it would mean Deep Space communications for ongoing missions would be compromised. Seems that the concept of "redundancy" might have been something worth considering when doing risk assessments of the various missions.
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@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online 2026-07-25 17:44
ESA's Director General reports on the Cebreros deep space antenna, 10 km away from MDSCC. QT Josef Aschbacher @josefaschbacher.esa.int 2026 July 25 Based on current information, the Cebreros station appears to have remained unharmed. My deepest thanks go to the Spanish emergency services whose efforts helped protect the site as wildfires approached. The safety of our people remains my highest priority. All ESA workforce is safe and accounted for https://bsky.app/profile/josefaschbacher.esa.int/post/3mrhsp5kwbc2j
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@fuzzface@epsilon-ix.masto.host 2026-07-25 00:19
@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online Another article https://www.wired.com/story/spanish-wildfires-nasa-deep-space-observatory/ Thank you for the heads up!
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@Axomamma@mastodon.online 2026-07-25 01:20
@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online "The Robledo de Chavela complex also holds a prominent place in the history of space exploration. .... Spanish technicians were the first to hear Neil Armstrong's message—"Houston, Tranquility Base here; the Eagle has landed"—and relayed the communication to NASA's control center in the United States."