Deep Space Communications Systems and Technologies for NASA Missions - From Moon to Solar System

Explore deep space communications systems and technologies in this seminar featuring Marc Sanchez Net, Telecommunications Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Gain insights into the operation of NASA missions across the solar system, including detailed explanations of the Deep Space Network's role in communication and navigation. Discover specialized communication protocols used during critical mission events like Mars entry, descent, landing, and solar conjunction. Examine unique challenges in lunar communication systems, particularly focusing on multi-path fading phenomena and their implications for space communications. Learn how NASA leverages communication data to design direct-with-Earth links between the lunar South Pole and the Deep Space Network in support of the ARTEMIS program.