Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars rover creators
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, commonly called JPL, is a NASA research facility in Pasadena, California, that designs and operates robotic spacecraft and space missions.
JPL has managed many of NASA's most celebrated projects, including the Mars rovers and the Voyager probes.
The name reflects its origins in rocketry research during the 1930s.
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- Curiosity roverMars surface exploration vehicle
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- CaltechPasadena research university
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
control room · Mars missions · planetary science · space exploration · interplanetary missions · Voyager · outer planets · space probes · aerospace engineering · rocket science · rocket launches · orbital mechanics · space history · space technology · interplanetary travel · space agencies · pale blue dot · Pasadena
- PasadenaRose Bowl, Rose Parade, Tournament of Roses, Caltech, JPL
- Spaceportslaunchpad, launch control, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, cosmodrome
Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCERN
European nuclear research organization
National Institutes of Health · National Science Foundation · defense contractor · Manhattan Project
Jet Propulsion Laboratorylaunchpad
Rocket departure platform
Kennedy Space Center · Cape Canaveral · Johnson Space Center · launch pad · launch site
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