NASA's Deep Space Network—the critical antenna system that keeps spacecraft talking to Earth—suffered $4.1 million in damage to a 70-meter radio antenna. According to an agency investigation, the culprit wasn't equipment failure but poor training and operational procedures. A costly reminder that even cutting-edge space infrastructure depends on solid human practices.

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