Deep Space Station 56 in Madrid is part of NASA’s Deep Space Network. The 34-meter-wide dish is located at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

As the world prepares to return to the moon, much of the attention remains fixed on the visible frontier: the rockets, landers and orbital stations that will make it possible. Yet the success of this new era in exploration depends on something far less visible — the communications infrastructure that keeps those missions alive once they leave Earth.

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Kevin Dunne, CEO of ETL Systems has over 20 years of experience in RF Systems for Satellite and Defence communications. He joined ETL in 2023 to lead transformative change. Kevin's vision has led the company through its pioneering Digital IF development...