num_pages: 674
description: In these pages, the informed reader will discover a simple description of what the Deep Space Network (DSN) is about, and how it works an aspect of NASA's spectacular planetary program that seldom found its way into the popular media coverage of those major events. Future historical researchers will find a complete record of the origin and birth of the DSN, its subsequent development and expansion over the ensuing four decades, and a description of the way in which the DSN was used to fulfill the purpose for which it was created. At the same time, the specialist reader is provided with an abundant source of technical references that address every aspect of the advanced telecommunications technology on which the success of the DSN depended. And finally, archivists, educators, outreach managers, and article writers will have ready recourse to the inner workings of the DSN and how they related to the more publicly visible events of the planetary space program.722 pages. Hundreds of photographs, illustrations, diagrams and charts.This is a Print Replica that maintains the formatting and layout of the original edition and offers many of the advantages of standard Kindle books.
language: English
title: Uplink Downlink: A History of the Nasa Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 (The Nasa History Series, 2001 4227) S/N #033-000-01241-1
titlecomplete: Uplink Downlink: A History of the Nasa Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 (The Nasa History Series, 2001 4227) S/N #033-000-01241-1
ratings_count: 6
publisher: United States Govt Printing Office