In January 1964, the governments of the United States and Spain agreed to construct and operate a space tracking and data acquisition station about thirty miles west of Madrid in Fresnedillas, Spain. The purpose of the station was to support U.S. lunar and planetary exploration missions. The first antenna to be built was the 26-meter (85-foot) …
In January 1964, the governments of the United States and Spain agreed to construct and operate a space tracking and data acquisition station about thirty miles west of Madrid in Fresnedillas, Spain. The purpose of the station was to support U.S. lunar and planetary exploration missions. The first antenna to be built was the 26-meter (85-foot) Deep Space Station 61 (DSS-61) seen here in the background.
Photo taken in 1967