NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar

NASA celebrated the full restoration of its Guam Remote Station with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 10, closing out more than three years of recovery after Super Typhoon Mawar devastated the site in 2023. Engineers from across the agency completed the final and most complex step of the rebuild on July 1, when they returned the […].

NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar. 10, 2026, NASA commemorated the completed repairs of the Guam Remote Station’s central antenna with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Members of NASA, the Governor’s Office of Guam, military personnel, and family members gathered to celebrate the Guam Remote Station’s return to operations.

NASA The ribbon-cutting event was held in front of the repaired central antenna. As of 2026, the newly hardened station has withstood two super typhoons more powerful than Mawar with minimal damage. SCaN Deputy Manager for Network Operations Jena Garrahy addresses members of the Guam Remote Station ribbon-cutting event.

NASA Guam Remote Station Site Manager Kristopher Copple was among those recognized during the ceremony. Jena Garrahy (right), SCaN Deputy Manager for Network Operations, presents a certificate of recognition to Guam Remote Station Site Manager Kristopher Copple (left).

NASA NASA’s Guam Remote Station is key to the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation maintaining continuous communications with the International Space Station.