Post #4097423
2026-07-25 16:31 UTC
"The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) in Robledo de Chavela was evacuated on July 24 due to the wildfires. All personnel are safe following the passage of the fire through the area. [...] Mission operations have been transferred seamlessly to the Goldstone Complex (California). This ensures service continuity and uninterrupted support for spacecraft communications." From the thread https://x.com/intaespana/status/2081035181989773598 (or https://nitter.net/intaespana/status/2081035181989773598 for elophobes) an hour ago, in X auto-translation. #DeepSpaceNetwork
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@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz 2026-07-25 16:51
"ESA is closely monitoring the wildfire situation in the vicinity of its deep-space ground station in #Cebreros, Spain," says https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/ESA_statement_on_the_wildfires_near_Cebreros: "Based on the information currently available, the station appears to have remained unharmed. [...] All ESA personnel are safe and accounted for. [...] At present, ESA does not have physical access to the station and is therefore unable to conduct an on-site inspection."