Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena, CA
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N 34° 11.886 W 118° 10.514
11S E 391719 N 3784745
NASA's JPL assembles unmanned robots and sends them into other worlds. Notable pieces include Curiosity, Juno, and the Voyager probes.
Waymark Code: WMYFXC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in La Cañada Flintridge, California and Pasadena, California, United States.
The JPL is managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for NASA. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network.
Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Science Laboratory mission (which includes the Curiosity rover), the Cassini–Huygens mission orbiting Saturn, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Dawn mission to the dwarf planet Ceres and asteroid Vesta, the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter, the NuSTAR X-ray telescope, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. They are also responsible for managing the JPL Small-Body Database, and provides physical data and lists of publications for all known small Solar System bodies.
The JPL's Space Flight Operations Facility and Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator are designated National Historic Landmarks."
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Varies
Admission Prices:
Free during tours or Open House
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Multiple Days
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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