{"id":9428,"date":"2023-11-01T00:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T04:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/jpl-engineers-put-their-skills-to-the-test-with-halloween-pumpkins\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T00:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T04:04:26","slug":"jpl-engineers-put-their-skills-to-the-test-with-halloween-pumpkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/jpl-engineers-put-their-skills-to-the-test-with-halloween-pumpkins\/","title":{"rendered":"JPL Engineers Put Their Skills to the Test With Halloween Pumpkins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JPL Engineers Put Their Skills to the Test With Halloween Pumpkins<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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A display at the annual pumpkin-carving contest at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory turns a white-painted squash into one of the large antennas of the agency\u2019s Deep Space Network, which enables spacecraft at the Moon and beyond to communicate with Earth.<\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Using spray paint, power tools, and elaborate props, JPL engineers turn the pumpkins into elaborate displays that can pay tribute to \u2013 and poke fun at \u2013 popular culture and space exploration. Above, a pumpkin creation that spoofs the film \u201cOppenheimer.\u201d<\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Mechanical engineers at JPL compete in the annual pumpkin-carving contest on Oct. 31, which also marks JPL\u2019s 87th birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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