Join us virtually to hear Todd Barber distinguished lecture: “Putting the ‘P’ in ‘JPL’: The Past, Present, and Future of Propulsion at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory”

From modest beginnings in the era of early liquid rockets through state-of-the-art propulsion systems flown on 21st-century spacecraft, propulsion technologies have advanced dramatically through the decades.

Over three-quarters of a century of propulsion experience at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be discussed chronologically in a virtual session at 6:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021.

Learn more about the Mars 2020 Mission Profile

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket will launch NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars. The spacecraft will explore the Jezero Crater to study the planet'...

Watch Todd Barber discuss the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education

Tod Barber, Rocket Scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena, California, explains why he believes science, technology, engineering and maths are...