The Defense Space Program , 1979 -1986.
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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...
Evans, David D. 1931-
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David Evans was born in New Mexico and received a BS in chemistry from the University of New Mexico and a second BS from the University of Colorado in aeronautical engineering. He began at JPL in 1958 as a Research Engineer. In addition to being the manager of the Liquid Propulsion Section, Evans was also the deputy manager of the Control and Energy Conversion Division, manager of the Autonomous Spacecraft project, deputy manager of the Defense Space Program, manager of the Pathfind...
