Space Flight Operations Facility - Pasadena, CA
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N 34° 12.053 W 118° 10.464
11S E 391799 N 3785053
Where all the unmanned space missions are controlled. From Curiosity on Mars, to the Voyager probes in interstellar space. This is where science books are being re-written constantly.
Waymark Code: WMVTQT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2017
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF) is a control room and related communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. NASA's Deep Space Network is operated from this facility. The SFOF has monitored and controlled all interplanetary and deep space exploration for NASA and other international space agencies since 1963. The facility also acted as a backup communications facility for Apollo missions.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Public tours are available with advanced planning."
Street address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory , Pasadena
County / Borough / Parish: Los Angeles County
Year listed: 1985
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1975-2000, 1950-1974
Historic function: Education, Transportation
Current function: Education, Transportation
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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