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<\/a><\/figure>Celebrating\u00a0its 90th\u00a0anniversary\u00a0this year,\u00a0NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u00a0invites\u00a0the public to its campus\u00a0at\u00a0the base of the San Gabriel Mountains\u00a0in Southern California\u00a0for an\u00a0open-house event,\u00a0Explore JPL. On Oct. 10 and 11, from\u00a09:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT,\u00a0visitors will get\u00a0the chance to visit JPL\u2019s most iconic facilities and explore four thematic areas: Missions That Changed the World, Moon to Mars, In Flight, and Makerspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tickets are free but\u00a0very limited\u00a0and\u00a0have gone quickly for past Explore JPL events. They will be available\u00a0on the Explore JPL webpage<\/a>\u00a0at 9 a.m. PDT Sunday,\u00a0Aug. 29,\u00a0and\u00a0will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of five tickets per requestor. Orders for more than five tickets may be subject to cancellation. Tickets will be provided for specific time slots and must be reserved for specific names. Attendees will not be admitted\u00a0to JPL\u00a0before the designated time printed on their ticket.\u00a0<\/p>\n A division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, JPL traces its origins<\/a> to rocket-propulsion development in 1936. By 1958, the lab had built and helped launch America\u2019s first satellite, Explorer 1. That same year, Congress established NASA, and JPL became a part of the agency. Since then, JPL has managed such historic missions as Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, the Mars Exploration Rover program, the Perseverance Mars rover, Europa Clipper, and many more.<\/p>\n Among other\u00a0highlights,\u00a0Explore JPL\u00a0guests will get to:\u00a0<\/p>\n To attend\u00a0Explore JPL, visitors must have their tickets in hand and anyone age 18 or over must show government-issued identification. Tickets are not transferable and cannot be sold. Children under age 2 do not require a ticket, but experiences at the event are not intended for\u00a0very young\u00a0guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n Visitors may not bring these items to JPL: weapons or explosives of any kind, incendiary devices, glass containers, alcohol, cannabis or illegal drugs, pets (except certified service animals), banners or signs, flags, boom boxes, air horns, musical instruments, and professional camera equipment with detachable telephoto lenses. Use of laser pointers or whistles is not allowed. No bags, backpacks, or hard-sided coolers are\u00a0permitted, either, except small purses\u00a0and\u00a0diaper bags. Drones are not allowed to fly over JPL under any circumstances. Skates, skateboards, scooters, Segways, and bicycles are not\u00a0permitted\u00a0inside the event, as the venues are crowded with pedestrians.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vehicles entering JPL property are subject to inspection. Parking is free.\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow\u00a0JPL\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n To get a\u00a0virtual tour\u00a0of JPL, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www. jpl.nasa.gov\/virtual-tour\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Media Contact<\/strong>\u00a0\n
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