Institution type

Research Laboratory

A laboratory that designs, builds, and operates spacecraft and instruments, often as a federally-funded centre managed for an agency by a university. JPL and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have built many of the great robotic missions.

In brief

A laboratory that builds and operates spacecraft and instruments.

Institutions of this type

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryInstitution
Laurel, Maryland, USA
A university-affiliated research laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, that designs, builds, and operates robotic spacecraft. APL built New Horizons, MESSENGER, the Parker Solar Probe, and the DART planetary-defence mission.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Knowledge connections

Group includesJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Group includesNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

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