JPL Science Division
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Established | October 31, 1936 |
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Field of research | |
Address | 4800 Oak Grove Drive |
Location | La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States 34°12′6.1″N 118°10′18″W / 34.201694°N 118.17167°W |
Parent department | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Operating agency | Managed for NASA by Caltech |
Website | science |
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JPL Science Division | |
Division overview | |
Division executives |
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Theoretical and experimental studies are conducted which lead to new missions. They are engaged in the development of new instrumentation and in the analysis of data, publishing new scientific knowledge, and in the communication of that knowledge to the general public.[3]
Not all science at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is contained within the Science Division. Approximately 30% of JPL scientists are embedded in other divisions.[3]
Charter and areas of research
JPL's charter is to conduct robotic space missions for
The division's science, technology and engineering research covers many areas of planetary, astrophysics and Earth science, both as basic research leading to new observations and mission concepts, as well as research based on the data acquired by JPL flight projects.[4] Technology research covers areas ranging from robotic systems, a range of in-situ and remote sensing instruments, deep space communications and navigation, information systems, precision flying and planetary protection and survivability.[4]
Multidisciplinary capabilities
JPL has developed a number of capabilities to perform novel tasks with
References
- ^ "JPL's Science Division: People". JPL Science Division. NASA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Executive Council". JPL Science Division. NASA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "JPL's Science Division". This article incorporates Public domain material from JPL and NASA. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Research Topics List". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-09-14.Public domain material from JPL and NASA
- ^ a b "NASA JPL Engineers Design Other-Worldly Climbing Robots". 10 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Media related to Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division at Wikimedia Commons