Voyager Interstellar Craft & DSN

[brellis]

When the Voyager Mission was designed and built, did the Deep Space Network even exist? Or was DSN initially designed for communications with spacecraft like Pioneer?<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[brellis]

I found a hint <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/profiles_dsn.html <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[brellis]

Another --<br /><br />http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/history/index.html <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[brellis]

http://www.spacetoday.org/SolSys/DeepSpaceNetwork/DeepSpaceNetwork.html<br /><br />First antenna in 1958 was named Pioneer, for the craft it was built to track. I'm still curious about how detailed the plans were for the Interstellar Phase. They knew Voyager had a clear shot out of the Solar System, but they must have also known that they would have to build stronger receivers to maintain communication at 94 AU!<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

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[earth_bound_misfit]

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