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10/31/2021

Happy Birthday to us! 🥳 85 years ago, a
Caltech rocketry group fired the first tests of an alcohol-fueled rocket motor in the riverbed wilderness area where JPL stands today. Time flies when you dare mighty things!

More on our origin: http://go.nasa.gov/3pK8n6j

04/10/2021

Exciting thing to happen on Sunday!

The is set to make history: the first attempt at powered flight on another planet. The craft is expected to take off April 11, with data coming to Earth overnight April 12. If successful, it'll hover ~10 ft (3 meters) for up to 30 seconds. go.nasa.gov/2OyAGEA

04/04/2021

Touchdown!

touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. Next milestone? Survive the night. go.nasa.gov/ingenuity

03/08/2021

Today and every day, happy !

From engineering to science and everything in between, we need leading women in all roles to help us drive forward into the future. See how you can take your place in our space: https://jpl.jobs

02/06/2021

10/30/2020

A “Blue” Moon will rise on Halloween🎃

It's named not for its color, but for its rarity. About every 2.5 years, a month has two full Moons, the second called a "Blue" Moon. The U.S. hasn't had one on Halloween in all time zones since 1944. go.nasa.gov/34hp376

07/28/2020

05/06/2020

04/30/2020

The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed the device for coronavirus patients with rapid production in mind. The license is being offered for free to manufacturers.

04/07/2020

Look on the bright side 🌕
Tuesday’s full Moon is a SUPERMOON. Slightly bigger and brighter than usual, the Moon will be at perigee (its closest point to Earth for this orbit). It's extra special because it's the largest of the year. Skygazing tips: go.nasa.gov/3e13z4g

03/22/2020

JPL is collaborating with United Way of Greater Los Angeles to help our neighbors. Please contribute to the L.A. Pandemic Relief Fund: https://www.unitedwayla.org/en/give/pandemic-relief-fund/

Pandemic Relief Fund

01/02/2020

Go, Mimi!

07/17/2019

On this day, 50 years ago!

On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 launched, beginning a journey to the Moon that would rewrite history books. Here are 10 things you need to know about the Moon, plus NASA’s plan for a lunar landing in 2024 with Artemis: https://go.nasa.gov/2lMxlTJ

06/28/2019

Look who came!
Keri Bean,a systems engineer at JPL, built this R2D2. Follow her on social media.
Behind R2D2 is a sample display of our books by topic. Before InSight landing earlier this year, we asked JPLers to send in their Haiku on Mars, those are on display, too.
Typical for engineers, not only do they admire R2D2, they want to look “under the hood”.

05/29/2019

Free data!

Special delivery from Mars!

The first batch of data from NASA InSight is available now via the Planetary Data System. Download seismology, weather, radio science and more information from the Red Planet here: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/insight/index.htm

05/22/2019

The prestigious prize has been given to Caltech's Ed Stone, former director of JPL and the long-time project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission.

05/07/2019

Jeopardy fans: there is going to be a category on JPL in today's (May 7) episode!