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Electric Field Testing Conducted on Gateway Communication Equipment

Station will Support NASA Artemis Missions to the Moon

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Tom Patton
Aug 01, 2024
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Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center recently began electric field testing on representative communications hardware for Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon.

“This enables reduced margins on antenna masking needed to protect equipment and crew, while maximizing communication coverage.”
Timothy Kennedy, NASA

An orbiting laboratory…

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