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NASA JPL reflects on its origins and looks 90 years ahead

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is looking toward the next 90 years of innovation and exploration. Its origins lie in rocket-propulsion tests conducted by Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936. Ninety years later, Caltech manages the laboratory for NASA.

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NASA JPL reflects on its origins and looks 90 years ahead
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What to know

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    Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936.

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    Caltech now manages JPL for NASA as the laboratory looks toward another 90 years of innovation and exploration.

Why it matters

The laboratory’s origins provide context for its outlook on future innovation and exploration.

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