Performance Evaluation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory : memo to NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, 1965 Jul 13.

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Performance Evaluation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory : memo to NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, 1965 Jul 13.

Primary document evaluates Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner '64, Voyager, and Advanced Studies. A separate evaluation of Lunar and Planetary SR&T activities is attached.

8 pages.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

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