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Tag: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raving LA fires

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raving LA fires

Science and Nature
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is a research study and advancement laboratory federally moneyed by NASA and handled by Caltech. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) An approaching wildfire has actually required the closure of NASA's lead center for robotic planetary expedition.The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains simply north of Los Angeles, has actually been momentarily shuttered due to the Eaton fire, which is raving close by."JPL is closed other than for emergency situation workers. No fire damage up until now (some wind damage) however it is extremely near the laboratory. Numerous JPLers have actually been left from their homes & & numerous have actually lost homes. Unique thx to our emergency situation teams...
Resourcefulness Mars Helicopter flies once again as very first drone on Rose Parade float

Resourcefulness Mars Helicopter flies once again as very first drone on Rose Parade float

Science and Nature
A flower reproduction of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies off the La Cañada Flintridge "Rover Rendezvous" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. (Image credit: La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association) NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the very first airplane to accomplish powered flight on another world, is now the very first drone to fly on a parade float-- in the kind of a flower-covered reproduction.The floral-but-flight-worthy display screen was simply among the highlights aboard "Rover Rendezvous," a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade kept in event of New Year's Day in Pasadena, California on Wednesday (Jan. 1). Created in part to commemorate the accomplishments of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the float was construct...