Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex

15/05/2026

Just hanging around...

A Meadow Argus butterfly 🦋 admires the view beside retired antenna 📡 DSS45.

03/05/2026

May the Fourth be with you from CDSCC

01/05/2026

Coming this May the Fourth 👀 Watch this space (pun intended)

Video Description: Grogu from Star Wars sitting in front of a white antenna as the camera pans up. Relaxing music and nature sounds playing.

21/04/2026

We will be open our regular hours this weekend (April 25 and 26).
Saturday (25 April) - 10am to 4pm
Sunday (26 April) - 10am to 4pm
Monday (27 April) - CLOSED

15/04/2026

Are you missing Artemis II as much as we are? Come and visit us to get your Moon fix while we wait for the next mission!

We are open Wednesday to Sunday from 10am - 4pm THIS WEEK for the ACT school holidays, and on weekends outside of school holidays. We hope to see you out here soon!

11/04/2026

“From the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex... we will be with you to the moon and back. Whooooo!”

And we were! Congratulations to the entire team at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. Your expertise and professionalism have contributed, in no small way, to the success of the Artemis II mission. All of Australia is proud of you.

09/04/2026

It's been a beautiful autumn morning to track 2 with and .

07/04/2026

It's been our absolute pleasure to support Artemis II in their journey to and from the Moon, as part of NASA's Deep Space Network. is one of our antennas currently hard at work on this task.

02/04/2026

Go Artemis II! We will be with you to the moon and back! 🚀🌕

Signal acquired! 📡

Engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory have confirmed that the Orion spacecraft is communicating with the Deep Space Network. For the first time in over 50 years, we’re receiving a signal from a spacecraft carrying humans toward the Moon.

02/04/2026

Our non-essential personnel were excited to gather together to watch the launch of NASA’s Artemis II. Go Artemis II!! We will be with you to the moon and back.