Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center in Pasadena, California.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Media

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  The "Suicide Squad" of (left to right) Rudolph Schott, Apollo Milton Olin Smith, Frank Malina, Ed Forman and Jack Parsons testing their first liquid-fueled rocket engine.

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  Theodore von Kármán sketching out a plan on the wing of an airplane. From left to right: Clark B. Millikan, Martin Summerfield, von Kármán, Frank J. Malina and pilot, Capt. Homer Boushey.

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  JPL Mission Control

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  Mars Science Laboratory mockup (right) compared with the Mars Exploration Rover (left) and Sojourner rover (center) by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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  JPL-developed Sergeant (left) and Corporal (right) missiles on display at JPL in April 2006

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  A 1960s advert reads: "When you were a kid, science fiction gave you a sense of wonder. Now you feel the same just by going to work."

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  A display at the May 19, 2007 Open House

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  Dr. von Kármán, posed in his office chair (cropped)

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  Military missiles were *a necessary evil for JPL co-founder, and first director Frank *Malina, who later went to work for the *United Nations and ultimately turned to a career as a studio artist

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