Historic 'Mars antenna' in Mojave Desert undergoing repairs
Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 00:00
in Astronomy & Space
Deep Space Station 14 has spent 44 years tracking spacecraft and helping to image planets, comets and asteroids. It 'is one of the main contributors to our understanding of the solar system.'Frequented more by packs of stray burros than by cars, the road is a lonely one. Thirty-five miles north of Barstow, 30 minutes from the nearest highway, it ambles through parched desert before dropping into a low valley.