ANTENNA TESTING FOR NASA’S SKYFALL MISSION
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WHAT HAPPENED
On an unspecified date, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) conducted a ground‑penetrating radar antenna test for the upcoming SkyFall mission. Ground‑penetrating radar engineer Maya Román attached a coaxial cable to a test antenna inside the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic‑interference testing chamber and angled the antenna upward to reduce reflections during measurement.
The test was performed with a four‑instrument‑per‑antenna configuration, a setup NASA used to evaluate antenna patterns and ensure minimal interference. According to NASA documentation, pointing the antenna up helps isolate its own signal from chamber reflections, improving the accuracy of the measurements. While the full test protocol remains unpublished, the activity is part of the mission’s broader verification process before deployment on the planned SkyFall helicopters.
The SkyFall project aims to deploy helicopters equipped with advanced ground‑penetrating radar to map subsurface structures on the Moon and Mars. Successful antenna testing is a critical step in demonstrating the technology’s reliability in deep‑space environments.
- Maya Román connected a coaxial cable to a test antenna at JPL’s EM‑I chamber.
- The antenna was pointed upward to reduce reflections and interference during testing.
- The test used a four‑instrument configuration, a standard setup for evaluating antenna performance.
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