National Space Centre is inviting proposals to re-purpose the 32m C Band Antenna at Elfordstown. OUTLINE This is the largest antenna in the country and would cost in excess of €10m to built today. It was originally constructed in 1984 to take transatlantic telephone traffic from Europe to the US. The big dish was […]
Outreach
National Space Centre has partnered with Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Institute of Technology to make its biggest dish, the 32m Antenna, available for education. The 32m Antenna has been recomissioned for use as a deep space radio astronomy facility. Feeds from the radio telescope are available via internet to primary and second level schools, […]
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With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from the Management and Staff at National Space Centre
