Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
JPL
Pronunciation
/ʤɛt prəˈpəlʃən ˈlæbrəˌtɔri/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. Scientists and engineers at the control center in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) in Pasadena, California, cheered.
  2. The carbon dioxide and monoxide were detected by Mark Swain, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) in California, using Hubble to study infrared light emitted from the planet.
  3. To survive there, a balloon, designed by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL), would have to withstand temperatures around - 180C.
  4. Marsh is licensing the patent for a direct-methanol fuel cell developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) in Pasadena, Calfifornia.
  5. Mission control engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) near Los Angeles acknowledge that delivering the one-ton, six-wheeled, nuclear-powered vehicle in one piece is a highly risky proposition, with zero margin for error.

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