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RE: JPL Open House

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JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., invites the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, themed "Great Journeys," will take visitors on a "ride" through the wonders of space.
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JPL Shares Excitement of Exploration at Open House

This year, the annual Open House at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., welcomed over 38,000 visitors the weekend of May 14 and 15. The theme of this year's event was "The Excitement of Exploration," inviting visitors to share in the wonders of space through high-definition and 3-D videos, live demonstrations, interactions with scientists and engineers, and a first look at JPL's new Earth Science Centre.
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Virtual Open House: Next Best Thing to Being Here

Can't make it to this year's annual Open House at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory? Not a problem! Join our virtual event live on Ustream.tv on Saturday, May 14. To participate, visit the "NASAJPL" channel at: www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2. The site will be available live on Saturday, May 14, starting at 9 a.m. PDT. The segments will also be archived for later viewing.
We will broadcast live from selected Open House JPL sites from 9 a.m. to noon PDT (noon to 3 p.m. EDT). Join the chat, get answers and meet other space enthusiasts.

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JPL Facility has Built Famed Spacecraft for 50 Years

See it at JPL Open House May 14 and 15

The Spacecraft Assembly Facility of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., was constructed in 1961 to support NASA's Ranger and Mariner missions to the moon, Venus and Mars.
America had entered the Space Age just three years earlier, with the launch of the JPL-built Explorer 1 spacecraft.
The Spacecraft Assembly Facility, also known as JPL Building 179, originally had just one high bay, the large chamber now named High Bay 1. It is about 24 by 36 meters. In contrast to the cleanliness standards for spacecraft assembly today, in the early days of the facility, personnel were even permitted to smoke inside this high bay.
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JPL Invites Public to Open House

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, themed "The Excitement of Explorations," invites visitors to share in the wonders of space through high-definition and 3-D videos, live demonstrations, interactions with scientists and engineers, and a first look at JPL's new Earth Science Centre.
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