April 2026 – Deep Space Exploration Society

Artemis II Tracking Results

The Deep Space Exploration Society participated in the NASA tracking project for Artemis II. See the Project page on our website for more information: Artemis II.

It was an exciting project, and our results are described in the following documents:

Doppler Tracking of Orion at DSES

ORION (Artemis II) S-band Doppler Tracking Campaign

We also had a nice article published in the Kiowa County Independent newspaper: Local Volunteers Help Track NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

2025 Activity Report and 2026 Projects

Bill Miller has compiled the 2025 Activity Report. Click here to read the report. It was another busy year at DSES. It also includes mention of some of the 2026 planned activities.

We have many very active projects underway. Refer to the Projects tab on the webpage menu. Currently we are focused on the Artemis II project and STEM school visits, but we will be engaging on EVE-26 and other projects later this year.

The King Soopers Community Rewards Program

Information on the 30 Foot Dish Funding Campaign.

NRAO’s Ham Radio-Related Online Courses now available.

You can now donate to DSES using Crypto or Stocks.

At this time, we are holding our monthly meetings as virtual meetings. Our Engineering Meetings are normally held on the second Monday of each month. Our Science Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month. Start time is now 6:30 PM (Mountain Time). Email notifications are sent to members prior to the meetings. If you would like information to participate, please contact us at information(at)dses.science.