Cosmic Radio Interview with Dr. Joseph Lazio from JPL

Cosmic Radio Interview with Dr. Joseph Lazio from JPL

From Cosmic Radio by Elizabeth Garcia

October 3, 2025 · 59 min · Episode 34

About this episode

Elizabeth Garcia interviews Dr. Joseph Lazio about the Deep Space Network and its role in tracking NASA spacecraft.

Join me as we speak with Dr. Joseph Lazio, Project Scientist from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Space Network. Dr. Lazio explains what the Deep Space Network (DSN) his job at the DSN and explain how the DSN antennas are used to track and communicate with NASA spacecrafts and the amazing research the antennas perform. This is the first part of a two part series about the Deep Space Network. It's fascinating! Links: Pele Story : Pele: The Fire Goddess by Pua Kanaka 'ole Kanahele and Dietrich Varez Music : Legend of Pele the Fire Goddess (1964) Ka Lahui o Hawai'i Nei "All Over the World"-Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) "Sail"- intro and conclusion theme AWOLNATION The Voyage of the Hokule'a :https://hokulea.com/ DSN Madrid antenna aligned and arrayed : https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26147-six-deep-space-network-antennas-in-madrid-arrayed-for-the-first-time/ DSN Now : https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Garcia

Guest: Dr. Joseph Lazio

Topics covered

  • Deep Space Network
  • NASA spacecraft
  • astronomy
  • communication technology
  • space research

Keywords

  • Deep Space Network
  • NASA
  • communication
  • spacecraft tracking
  • astronomy
  • JPL
  • Dr. Joseph Lazio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Books & works: Pele: The Fire Goddess, Legend of Pele the Fire Goddess, Sail

Places: Madrid, Hokule'a

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