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At the 2009 JPL Open House in Pasadena. Recent deep space missions. A standee honoring the 2008 MARS PHOENIX Mission.

Inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility. Components for the 2011 MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY (MSL) Mission. Blueprints for the MSL Mission.

The MSL descent stage. The MSL heat shield and rover wheels. The MSL cruise stage.

The MSL aeroshell. The MSL rover wheels. The MSL rover chassis.

The MSL engineering model, also known as SCARECROW. The SCARECROW being displayed to the public. The SCARECROW and a MSL mock-up.

The MSL and SOJOURNER mock-ups. The MSL and SOJOURNER mock-ups. A front view of the MSL mock-up.

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May 2006 JPL OPEN HOUSE section
May 2007 JPL OPEN HOUSE section
May 2010 JPL OPEN HOUSE section
May 2011 JPL OPEN HOUSE section
June 2011 JPL TWEETUP section
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