Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain
DSN trouble Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.” Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 6:28 pm | 7 Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA antenna in Robledo de Chavela near Madrid, Spain, on July 24, 2026. Credit: Gabri Solera/Europa Press via Getty Images Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA antenna in Robledo de Chavela near Madrid, Spain, on July 24, 2026. The tracking station is part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, operating in concert with similar facilities in California and Australia to provide global coverage as Earth’s rotation brings the planets, stars, and deep space probes in and out of view.
- ▪DSN trouble Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.” Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 6:28 pm | 7 Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA ante
- ▪Credit: Gabri Solera/Europa Press via Getty Images Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA antenna in Robledo de Chavela near Madrid, Spain, on July 24, 2026.
- ▪The tracking station is part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, operating in concert with similar facilities in California and Australia to provide global coverage as Earth’s rotation brings the planets, stars, and deep space probes in and out o
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DSN trouble Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.” Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 6:28 pm | 7 Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA antenna in Robledo de Chavela near Madrid, Spain, on July 24, 2026. Credit: Gabri Solera/Europa Press via Getty Images Smoke from a nearby fire drifts over a NASA antenna in Robledo de Chavela near Madrid, Spain, on July 24, 2026. Credit: Gabri Solera/Europa Press via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A fast-moving wildfire, one of many raging across Spain, bore down on the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on Friday, forcing an…
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