Space Flight Operations Facility
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Space Flight Operations Facility
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Interior photograph of the control room at the Space Flight Operations Facility, with tables of monitors and workstations arrayed facing several large wall-mounted monitors.
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| Location: | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates: | 34°12′3.91″N 118°10′25.01″W / 34.2010861°N 118.1736139°WCoordinates: 34°12′3.91″N 118°10′25.01″W / 34.2010861°N 118.1736139°W |
| Area: | 122,074 square feet[1] |
| Built: | 1963 |
| Architect: | NASA |
| Governing body: | NASA |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85002814 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 03, 1985[2] |
| Designated NHL: | October 3, 1985[3] |
Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF) is a control room and related communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It has monitored and controlled most interplanetary and deep space exploration for NASA since 1963.[1]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3]
Public tours are available with advanced planning.[4]
[edit] See also
A list of other NASA facilities:
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility
- Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility
- Sonny Carter Training Facility
- Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
- Dryden Flight Research Center
- Ames Research Center
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Space Flight Operations Facility PDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1976, 1981, and 1983 PDF (32 KB)
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Space Flight Operations Facility". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ Public Tours at JPL
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- Man in Space, a NHL Theme study
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