On 2026-08-30, NASA completed and activated Deep Space Station 23, a newly built 34-meter antenna at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by NASA leadership and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Description Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, can be seen to the right of the frame in the foreground. The other three 34-meter antennas are, from left, DSS-26, DSS-25, and […]
Description Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna, DSS-23 will boost the DSN’s capacity and enhance NASA’s deep space communications capabilities for decades to come. NASA leadership and personnel as well […]
NASA brought Deep Space Station 23 online at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, after completing the 34-meter, or 114-foot, antenna in August 2026 [nasa.gov#2]. NASA leaders, Jet Propulsion Laboratory personnel and dignitaries held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at DSS-23 on Aug. 25, 2026 [nasa.gov#1][nasa.gov#2]. DSS-23 will increase the Deep Space Network’s capacity
Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, on Aug. 25, 2026. From left: Germaine Aziz (project manager, DSN Aperture Enhancement Project, JPL); Bradford Arnold (manager, […]