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read moreAustralia continues teamwork with NASA
William Atkins
Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:32
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The U.S. space agency NASA announced on Thursday, February 25, 2010, that it will build two new space-tracking dishes at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex in Australia.The construction of two new space-tracking antenna dishes at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC), which is located south of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, will occur over the next six years.
In fact, construction has already started on a 34-meter dish called a "beam-waveguide" (BWG) antenna dish.
Besides the already announced construction of this and the other BWG dish, another two dishes are also in the planning stage.
Dr. Charles Elachi, director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), commented on the unique space-based relationship between the two countries.
Dr. Elachi stated, "We felt that the friendly relationship between our two countries and the scientific capability in Australia made it a no-brainer.' [ABCNews.net.au: 'NASA to boost Australian bases']
Elachi added, "Australia is world-renowned in the field of radio astronomy. You have some of the best scientists and engineers in the world."
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