WVAC April  2nd 2024 Meeting
Disclaimer: I was unable to schedule a speaker and had lots of refusals due to
Eclipse preparation and attendance.
Speaker: Dr. Joseph Lazio (JPL) via NSN You Tube Channel
Topic: Science from Across the Solar System and Beyond: NASA’s Deep
Space Network
Abstract: Nearly every image of another planet that was taken by a NASA
spacecraft has been transmitted to us through one or more antennas of NASA’s
Deep Space Network (DSN). For almost the past 60 years, the DSN has been
guiding spacecraft to their destinations across the Solar System, sending them
commands for actions to take upon reaching their destinations, and receiving
the data back from them. Moreover, the DSN is a science instrument in its own
right. In this Webinar, I will review what the DSN is, how it enables NASA
missions throughout the Solar System and beyond, and illustrate some of the
scientific measurements that it makes on its own.
Bio: Joseph Lazio is the Interplanetary Network Directorate Scientist at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D.
from Cornell University, was a National Research Council Research Associate at
the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and was a Radio Astronomer on the staff
of the Naval Research Laboratory, before joining JPL
Format: Video from Night Sky Network (NSN) You Tube Channel