JPL and the Community

The Public Services Office performs NASA and JPL public services for institutions, civic and social groups, schools, special JPL guests, and the general public. We are responsible for public tours, the von K ármán Lecture Series, Open House, the JPL Speakers bureau and traveling exhibits.

Want to come experience JPL? Learn more about our tour program here.
Wondering when JPL's next Open House will be? Look here.
Can someone from JPL come talk to my school or group? Find out here.

Please explore this site to learn more about what we do. If you have any questions, please contact us (818) 354-0112.

 

Public Services Office

4800 Oak Grove Drive
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 186-113
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: (818) 354-0112
Fax: (818) 393-4641

Click here for directions

 

graphic showing Mars Exploration Rover navigation technique

October 15 & 16

von Karman Lecture Series

Topic: How to Drive a Robot

The last few years have witnessed some great strides in the field of autonomous mobile robotics.

Lecture/webcast information

mars science laboratory

November 12 & 13

von Karman Lecture Series

Topic: Taking a Closer Look at Exoplanet Atmospheres

The last two years have seen extraordinary progress in the field of detecting and characterizing the atmospheres of planets circling stars other than the sun.

Lecture/webcast information

Mount St.Helen's eruption

December 3 & 4

von Karman Lecture Series

Topic: Monitoring Earth's Changing Land Surface

The U.S./Japan ASTER instrument has been taking pictures of Earth's surface since 2000. Dramatic changes are evidence of processes re-shaping our planet.

Lecture/webcast information