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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in Pasadena, California. JPL is managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of robotic planetary spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network.

Located at 34.2017, -118.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA facilities, Space centres, Research institutes in California, Government agencies established in 1930, Superfund sites in California, Buildings and structures in Pasadena, California

La Cañada Flintridge, California

La Cañada Flintridge is a small and affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States whose population at the 2010 census was 20,246, down from 20,318 at the 2000 census. According to Forbes, as of 2010, La Cañada Flintridge ranks as the 143rd most expensive U.S. city to live in, with a median home price of $1,321,367.

Located at 34.2077, -118.207 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Communities in the San Gabriel Valley, Populated places established in 1976, Cities in Los Angeles County, California, Incorporated cities and towns in California

Deep Space Network

The Deep Space Network, or DSN, is a world-wide network of large antennas and communication facilities that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions. It also performs radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe, and supports selected Earth-orbiting missions. DSN is part of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Located at 34.2008, -118.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Deep Space Network, Telemetry, Radio astronomy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Descanso Gardens

Descanso Gardens, located in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California, is a 150 acres botanical garden. At one time, this property belonged to newspaper magnate E. Manchester Boddy, who owned the Los Angeles Daily News. He ran a commercial camellia garden at the location, supplying prom boutonnières, for example, until he ceded the site to Los Angeles County in 1953.

Located at 34.2003, -118.213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in California, Museums in Los Angeles County, California, Historic house museums in California, Parks in Los Angeles County, California, Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Saint Francis High School (La Cañada Flintridge)

St. Francis High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for young men, located in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA. Founded in 1946 on the lands bought from a golf club, it is owned and directed by the Capuchin Friars of the Western American Province of Our Lady of Angels. Its official motto, "A Catholic Tradition of Enriching the Mind and Heart", serves as the basis for its curriculum. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Located at 34.1956, -118.182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Boys' schools in the United States, Capuchin schools, Educational institutions established in 1946, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Los Angeles County, California

Crescenta Valley

The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California lying between the San Gabriel Mountains on the northeast and the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills on the southwest. It opens into the San Fernando Valley at the northwest and the San Gabriel Valley at the southeast. It is nearly bisected by the Verdugo Wash, a smaller valley separating the Verdugo Mountains from the San Rafael Hills. Most of the valley lies at an elevation of over 1,500 feet (450 m).

Located at 34.225, -118.237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Los Angeles County, California regions, San Fernando Valley, Geography of the San Gabriel Valley, Valleys of Los Angeles County, California

Rancho La Cañada

Rancho La Cañada was a 5,832-acre Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to a Mexican schoolteacher from Los Angeles, Ygnacio Coronel. The name means "ranch of the canyon". The rancho included the current day cities of La Canada, La Crescenta and Flintridge.

Located at 34.2, -118.21 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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California ranchos, Ranchos of Los Angeles County, California, History of Los Angeles, California, San Gabriel Mountains, San Gabriel Valley

History of the Deep Space Network

The forerunner of the DSN was established in January 1958, when JPL, then under contract to the U.S. Army, deployed portable radio tracking stations in Nigeria, Singapore, and California to receive telemetry and plot the orbit of the Army-launched Explorer 1, the first successful U.S. satellite.

Located at 34.2008, -118.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Deep Space Network, History of spaceflight