西班牙一场快速蔓延的野火威胁到美国航天局位于马德里西部的深空通信综合体,导致该设施被迫疏散并暂时中断运营[1]。这个追踪站位于马德里以西约40英里(65公里)的丘陵地带[1],配备了一部直径230英尺(70米)的射电天线和多个直径112英尺(34米)的较小天线[1]。
该设施是NASA深空网络的重要组成部分,支持超过40个深空探测任务[1],包括阿尔忒弥斯任务、詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜和旅行者号等[1]。疏散工作在周五因地区野火而启动[1]。
A rapidly spreading wildfire in Spain has forced the evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network tracking station located west of Madrid, temporarily halting operations at the facility [1]. The complex, situated approximately 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Madrid in hilly terrain, is equipped with a 230-foot diameter (70-meter) radio antenna and multiple smaller 112-foot (34-meter) antennas [1].
The Madrid tracking station serves as a critical component of NASA's Deep Space Network, supporting more than 40 deep space exploration missions ranging from lunar operations to the outer reaches of the solar system [1]. The station provides communications support for the Artemis mission, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Voyager spacecraft, among others [1]. The facility was evacuated on Friday due to regional wildfires and remains temporarily out of service [1].