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August 30, 2004

The brilliant minds at JPL

One of the most fascinating and successful research and engineering institutions in the United States is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It is managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA. JPL grew from a nucleus of engineers at Caltech conducting research and development into rocket propulsion in the 1930s. JPL performed research for the U.S. Army during the 1940s and came under its jurisdiction at that time. In the wake of Sputnik, JPL was tasked with developing America’s first satellite. In only three months, JPL engineered, built and successfully launched Explorer I on January 31, 1958. When Congress created NASA to oversee America’s space efforts, JPL was one of NASA’s first acquisitions.

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Posted by thinkingmachine at August 30, 2004 06:24 AM

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