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20 Years of Space Communications and Navigation

In May 2006, NASA established the SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program to unify the agency’s networks under one organization. Over the past 20 years, SCaN has become the backbone of NASA’s space communications and navigation capability, supporting everything from astronauts aboard the International Space Station to deep space science and exploration. Today, SCaN enables […]

Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles, carried on signals from NASA’s communications systems. Through Artemis, NASA is establishing an enduring presence […]