THE SPACE NETWORK (SN) CONSISTS OF A SPACE SEGMENT COMPRISED OF THE TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITES (TDR…

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THE SPACE NETWORK (SN) CONSISTS OF A SPACE SEGMENT COMPRISED OF THE TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITES (TDRSS), AND A GROUND SEGMENT (SNGS). THE SN PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY FOR GLOBAL SPACE-TO-GROUND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING COVERAGE FOR LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) AND NEAR-EARTH SPACEFLIGHT MISSIONS, INCLUDING BOTH ROBOTIC AND HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT. THE SNGS INCLUDES FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS LOCATED AT THE WHITE SANDS COMPLEX (WSC) AT LAS CRUCES, NM THE GUAM REMOTE GROUND TERMINAL (GRGT) AT GUAM AND SPACE NETWORK EXPANSION (SNE) EAST AT BLOSSOM POINT, MD. THE PURPOSE OF THE SGSS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT A MODERN GROUND SEGMENT THAT WILL ENABLE THE SN TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY SERVICES TO THE SN COMMUNITY, MEET STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS, AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE REQUIRED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE RESOURCES.