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MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov 

Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.                           
   
NEWS RELEASE: 2003-055       April 21, 2003

JPL OPEN HOUSE TO TAKE VISITORS TO THE PLANETS AND BEYOND

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will hold an
open house on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., taking visitors on a virtual ride through the solar system with
this year's theme, "Journey To The Planets and Beyond." 

This fun-filled, family event has a little of everything for space
enthusiasts and non-space buffs, from virtual hang gliding lessons to
a chance to build your own spacecraft and have your picture taken in
infrared light.  Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with
scientists and engineers, who will staff booths to answer questions
about current and future missions. 

Structured around the themes of technology, Earth, Mars, solar
system, and the universe, visitors will see and learn more about how
missions come together.  Watch student-built robots compete, or see
an android head and robotic arm come to life.  Learn about the
devices scientists use to explore our planet, from the ground below
to the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere.  Or follow the water to
Mars through a tour of the laboratory designed for test-driving
robotic vehicles destined for Mars.  Explore the planets as you walk
through a scale model of the solar system.  See spacecraft models or
touch an iron meteorite. Learn how we communicate with the spacecraft
currently exploring the solar system and see the world's lightest
solid.  See "Ring World," a multimedia presentation on the Cassini
mission to Saturn, soon to be shown in planetariums around the globe.

Admission is free.  No backpacks or ice chests are allowed, with the
exception of small purses and diaper bags.  Visitors, vehicles and
personal belongings are subject to inspection.  JPL is located at
4800 Oak Grove Drive in Pasadena, off the 210 (Foothill) Freeway at
the Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit.  Parking is available near
the Oak Grove main gate and on the eastern boundary of JPL,
accessible from Windsor Avenue via the Arroyo Boulevard exit off the
210 Freeway.  Air-conditioned buses will run non-stop between all
lots and JPL's main gate.  Buses and tour guides will move people
between different locations around the facility.  Walking is required
to some locations. 

More information is available at 

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pso/oh.html

or call (818) 354-0112.  Directions are available at

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/directions.cfm. 

The California Institute of Technology, also in Pasadena, manages JPL
for NASA.

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