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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in 1936 by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers, the laboratory is now owned and sponsored by NASA and administered and managed by Caltech.

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Director
Dave Gallagher
Established
October 31, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-10-31)
Operating agency
Managed for NASA by Caltech
Research type
Applied
Staff
~4,500
Subdivision
JPL Science Division

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory → October 31, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-10-31)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory → 4800 Oak Grove Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-par…
Operating agency · 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → Managed for NASA by Caltech
Research type · 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → Applied
Staff · 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → ~4,500
Subdivision · 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → JPL Science Division

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Jet Propulsion LaboratoryStaff~4,5001.00infobox
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Jet Propulsion LaboratoryWebsitejpl.nasa.gov1.00infobox
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