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NASA Antenna Gets its Bearings (2010)

2010 · Short film · 1 min

Synopsis

The historic ''Mars antenna'' at NASA's Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif. has finished a major, delicate surgery that lasted seven months. The operation on the giant, 70-meter-wide (230-foot) antenna replaced the hydrostatic bearing assembly, which enables the antenna to rotate horizontally, and the elevation bearings, which enable the antenna to track up and down from the horizon.

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Running time
1 minutes
Collection
NASA

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