Galaxy News Radio (quest)

Galaxy News Radio is a main quest in Fallout 3. It is also an achievement on the Xbox 360 and PC; and a bronze trophy on the PlayStation 3. The quest involves retrieving the communication relay dish from the Virgo II Spacecraft in the Museum of Technology and installing it at the top of the Washington Monument.

Quest start
The quest may be given immediately after meeting Three Dog.

Commonly, completing the Megaton portion of the main storyline quest Following in His Footsteps, Three Dog will offer you information about your father, in exchange for restoring the satellite relay dish for Galaxy News Radio. Accepting his offer to start the quest immediately, or failing the speech check, begins the quest on those terms.

Succeeding at the speech check makes this an optional quest, with the reward being the location of a weapons cache. The cache still exists if Three Dog does not give the information, and its location is near that of the Blood Ties quest, which can be started in Megaton.

Find the Museum of Technology
Three Dog will give directions to (place map markers for) the Museum of Technology and the Washington Monument. A door leading north in the Galaxy News Radio building leads downstairs, with a one-way door to the northern section of Dupont Circle and the Metro Junction entrance; the Metro is the only access to the museum and the monument. There is a quicker southern route to the objective as well (see notes), particularly suitable for those who pass the speech check.

Retrieve the Communication Relay Dish
Inside the Museum of Technology, you need to find the Virgo II lunar lander, which is located in the west wing of the building. You can obtain this information from a terminal in the atrium to the right of the entrance when you come in. Note, however, that the place is crawling with super mutants. Your goal is to reach the west wing going through the Vault-Tec demonstration vault, upstairs. You can also attempt retrieving Jiggs' loot using the museum information terminal in the atrium.

In the west wing, locate the Virgo II lunar lander. The west wing is divided into 3 areas: the Planetarium, the Delta IX Exhibition, and the Virgo II Exhibition. Be ready for a fight as all these areas are patrolled in some way by super mutants. You need either a Science skill of 25 or Lockpick skill of 50 to get through the Planetarium. If you do not have those stats, it's recommended that you go through the Delta IX rocket exhibit.

Once you've found the lander and cleared all hostiles, grab the dish by interacting with the lander and make your way to the exit; note that you must aim your crosshairs at the dish, not just any part of the lander, for this to work.

Find the Washington Monument
Exit the museum and head west for the Washington Monument. It is also in The Mall area and can be seen from the entrance of the Museum of Technology as a giant obelisk. There are Brotherhood guards stationed there and you'll need to use the terminal to open the security doors. The password is given to you in your notes at the beginning of the quest. Take the elevator to the top and interact with the radio equipment to install the dish. Finally, return to Three Dog at Galaxy News Radio to finish the quest.

Rewards

 * 400 XP
 * Information about James' whereabouts.
 * You can receive an additional reward if you finish this quest after discovering your father's whereabouts from someone other than Three Dog, or by using a successful Speech check to have him tell you where your father is. In addition to good Karma, Three Dog compliments your dedication and then gives you a note titled "the weapons cache", the key to the weapons cache and the map marker for Hamilton's hideaway where the cache is located. The cache is behind a cell door in the northwesternmost area of the hideaway, behind some rubble. It contains a Guns and Bullets, a mini nuke, a Stealth Boy, a leveled helmet and armor as well as other random loot.

Behind the scenes
After the relay has been repaired, Three Dog makes a one-off broadcast which includes the phrase "you can't stop the signal." This is a tagline of Mr. Universe from the 2005 sci-fi movie Serenity. Mr. Universe broadcasts the truth, whether pleasant or not. This is similar to Three Dog fighting the "good fight".

Bugs

 * When first discovering Galaxy News Radio, the Brotherhood of Steel might not show up, and you are forced to fight all the super mutants, even the behemoth, by yourself, which can be very difficult at low levels. If you discover the whereabouts of your father from someone other than Three-Dog, this will occur.
 * If you successfully pass the speech check, which allows you to circumvent taking the Galaxy News Radio quest as a requirement for getting information on James, whenever you talk to Three Dog in the future, he will always respond with "Ready to make a deal?" and is under the misunderstanding that you still "need" information on your father. Even if the player successfully completes all quests related to James and their story is completed, Three Dog will still only talk about taking on his "deal" and that without it, there will be "no dad."
 * Sometimes, after you mount the dish, the front door to the Galaxy News Radio Station will be locked, and will need a "key." There is no way to get the key for the door, and, if you talk to the intercom, it will only repeat "Door's open. Quit buzzin me, willya?" This happens if you exit out the front door instead of the back door when Three Dog tells you to, or if you exit out the back door before or after you talk to Three Dog.

Galaxy News Radio (Quest) Radio Galaxia (misión) 갤럭시 뉴스 라디오 Radio Galaxy News (misja) Радио «Новости Галактики» (квест) Радіо «Новини Галактики» (квест) 银河新闻电台 (任务)