Robledo de Chavela
- 50m ago
Spain declares national emergency as wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Madrid deep-space communications centre
Approximately 90 staff fled the Robledo de Chavela facility on 24 July while flames advanced to its perimeter, and over 10,000 residents were displaced from communities west of Madrid. The fire has already consumed 6,000 hectares in the Madrid region alone.
- 3h ago
NASA deep-space antenna complex in Madrid 'in a critical situation' as wildfire forces evacuation of Robledo de Chavela
A forest fire advancing through southwestern Madrid has placed the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in a 'critical situation', forcing the evacuation of its roughly 90 workers while emergency crews battle to protect six large parabolic antennas vital for interplanetary missions.
