Photograph Number P-3270B
Space Flight Operations Facility

In May 1964, a ceremony was held to dedicate the new Space Flight Operations Facility, which used state-of-the-art equipment for mission operations and communications with JPL's unmanned spacecraft. One of the first missions to use the facility was Ranger 7, which went to the Moon in July 1964. In 1985, the Space Flight Operations Facility was designated a National Historic Landmark.

During the JPL Open House on May 19 and 20, visitors can enter the viewing gallery of the Space Flight Operations Facility, to see how computers and communications technology have advanced since 1964.

For more information about the Space Flight Operations Facility, or about the history of JPL, contact the JPL Archives.

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