$412,393,152
to INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNICA AEROESPACIAL ESTEBAN TERRADAS MDE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MADRID DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Funds operation and maintenance of NASA's Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, a key facility for interplanetary spacecraft tracking and data relay.
The Madrid complex is one of three global Deep Space Network sites essential for NASA's Mars rovers, outer-planet missions, and international space exploration coordination.
Sustains Spanish aerospace infrastructure and technical workforce supporting U.S. space missions; relies on specialized RF equipment, antenna systems, and ground-station operations.
Deep Space Network facilities underpin U.S. leadership in deep-space exploration and planetary science; China is building competing lunar and Mars communication infrastructure.
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