Anonymous American Machinist 05-01-2000 Clearing the air Byline: Anonymous Volume: 144 Number: 5 ISSN: 10417958 Publication Date: 05-01-2000 Page: 238 Type: Periodical Language: English The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., machines parts for planetary probes to extremely end tolerances, often from exotic materials. JPL has three machine workshops with the main shop housing the greatest variety of machine tools. Misting, however, was a point in dispute according to Darrol Houser, machining operations manager at JPL's Mechanical Prototype and Fabrication Section.
