What: Guided tour of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, website: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

“The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a unique national research facility that carries out robotic space and Earth science missions. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America’s first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to study all the planets in the solar system as well as asteroids, comets and Earth’s moon. In addition to its missions, JPL developed and manages NASA’s Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft.”

“All tours commonly include a multimedia presentation on JPL entitled “Journey to the Planets and Beyond,” which provides an overview of the Laboratory’s activities and accomplishments. Guests may also visit the von Karman Visitor Center, the Space Flight Operations Facility, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.”

Sign up deadline: Sunday October 6, 2019

Please read this entire notice before signing up on the Google below where it says “Event Website”

Time: Please arrive at  9:10 AM to check in and use restrooms. We will enter promptly at 9:30 PM. Tour will end by 12:00 PM.

Who: Grades 3-12.  *Younger siblings with discretion

*This tour is geared towards third grade and up.  Older and younger siblings and even babies may come, but please consider these factors when deciding whether to bring your younger children:

1) The subject matter may be boring to younger children if they do not have an interest in the topic.  Your children need to be able to sit/stand still and be quiet.

2) The tour will last 2 to 2.5 hours

3) If anyone needs to use the restroom during the tour, the whole tour must stop and wait.

4) We cannot go anywhere in the facility unaccompanied by the tour guide, so if a child becomes disruptive, you will not be able to remove them.  You would also not be able to stop and nurse a baby without the whole tour having to wait for you.

5) There is considerable walking, standing, and stair climbing in this tour.

6) If you decide to bring a younger sibling, even a baby, you need to add them to the roster.

7) You know your child best and if this tour will be something they will enjoy.

Cost: FREE

Location: 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, Directions: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/maps.php

Street address for use in online map searches:
4800 Oak Grove Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011

Contact Person: bonnieadair@verizon.net, 805-504-6457

**Important Notes**:

You must commit to this event. The final roster will be submitted 4 weeks before the tour and changes cannot be made once finalized. Please read the information below thoroughly before signing up.

As the tour organizer I have been told that you must read the following information:

• All US citizens 18 years of age or older visiting JPL MUST present official, government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, before being allowed entry.
• Federal security requirements insist that you provide this office with a roster (maximum 40 persons) ONE MONTH before the tour. We require the full name and country of citizenship for all adults, and full name for those under the age of 18. Anyone not on our approved roster will not be allowed on to the facility. *Note: Substituting roster names the day of the tour is not allowed*
• All non-US citizens (Foreign Nationals) 18 years of age or older MUST present either a passport or resident visa (green card) before being allowed entry. Individuals without the appropriate identification will NOT be admitted to the facility.
• The tour includes considerable walking and stair climbing. Dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather. Wheelchairs can be accommodated with prior notice. Cameras are allowed on the tour. *Note: All tours are conducted in English*
• To control the traffic flow in our visitor reception center, upon arrival, please send only one representative into the visitor reception building to notify us of your arrival. Please try to limit and/or control your guests’ access to the JPL Store and restrooms.
• We now have a “virtual” tour of JPL available online that is designed for students, but available to everyone. We encourage you and your students/members to visit the site at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pso.