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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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research and development center and NASA field center in California, United States
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development center in California that operates as a field center for NASA. It plays a key role in developing and operating spacecraft and robotic missions that explore space and gather scientific information about our solar system and beyond.
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Facility, Funder
- Founded
- 1936
- Location
- Pasadena, United States
- Also known as
- JPL, Jet Propulsion Lab, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- La Cañada Flintridge
- Area
- 168
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Parent organization
- California Institute of Technology
- Employees
- 5500
- Official website
- www.jpl.nasa.gov
- Image
- Site du JPL en Californie.jpg
- Motto
- Dare Mighty Things
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- Commons category
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- topic's main category
- Category:Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- inception
- 1936-10-31
- product or material produced
- JPL Small-Body Database
- Commons Institution page
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10011336
- short name
- JPL
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- press information URL
- www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/media-information/press-kits
- member of
- DataCite
- has works in the collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- street address
- 4800 Oak Grove Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, California 91011
- social media followers
- 1230000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in 1936 by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers, the laboratory is now owned and sponsored by NASA and administered and managed by Caltech.
The primary function of the laboratory is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN).
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