Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a NASA facility^[1]. It draws 645 Wikipedia views per month (nasa_facility category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory was a member of DataCite^[3].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in La Cañada Flintridge^[4].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory is in the country of United States^[5].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's instance of is recorded as NASA facility^[6].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's instance of is recorded as space center^[7].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's instance of is recorded as federally funded research and development center^[8].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory is operated by California Institute of Technology^[9].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's child organization or unit is recorded as Keck Institute for Space Studies^[10].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Commons category is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[11].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone^[12].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory comprises Avionics Equipment Section^[13].
• October 31, 1936 marks the founding of Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[14].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.201388888888886, 'lon': -118.1725}^[15].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[16].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as California Institute of Technology^[17].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's official website is recorded as https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/^[18].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[19].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as space probe^[20].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as space telescope^[21].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as Earth observation satellite^[22].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as Cassini−Huygens^[23].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter^[24].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as Spitzer Space Telescope^[25].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's product or material produced is recorded as JPL Small-Body Database^[26].
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5500'}^[27].

Body

Founding

October 31, 1936 marks the founding of Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[14].

Identity

Jet Propulsion Laboratory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JPL'}^[28].

Operations

Parent organizations include National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[16], a space agency^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1958^[31], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[32] and California Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1891^[35], headquartered in California^[36]. Jet Propulsion Laboratory's child organization or unit is recorded as Keck Institute for Space Studies^[10]. It is operated by California Institute of Technology^[9].

Ownership

Products include space probe^[20], space telescope^[21], Earth observation satellite^[22], Cassini−Huygens^[23], Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter^[24], and Spitzer Space Telescope^[25].

Why It Matters

Jet Propulsion Laboratory draws 645 Wikipedia views per month (nasa_facility category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

It is credited with the discovery of Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments^[39], a proposed entity^[40].

FAQs

What did Jet Propulsion Laboratory discover?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is credited as discoverer of Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments^[39].