Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires
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Wildfires forced the evacuation of the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, one of three sites worldwide that communicate with spacecraft beyond near-Earth range. NASA and ESA ground stations in Spain avoided serious damage, allowing normal operations to continue.
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is one of three critical sites around the world that communicate with spacecraft beyond the reach of near-Earth communications capabilities.
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