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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (213) 354-5011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Caltech ì
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and the U.S. Army has been established, and is expected to ì
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result in significant new project activity at Caltech's Jet ì
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Propulsion Laboratory for the Army.
The MOU, signed Thursday, April 1, 1982, by ì
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Assistant Secretary of the Army Dr. Jay R. Sculley, Caltech ì
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President Marvin L. Goldberger, and JPL Director Dr. Bruce C. ì
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Murray, initiates a long-term relationship for development of ì
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major prototype and research programs by JPL in specific ì
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areas, including autonomous systems, information systems and ì
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technology, remote sensing instrumentation, telecommunica-ì
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tions and navigation.
It is expected that these efforts will occupy ì
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approximately 300 engineers and scientists at the Laboratory. ì
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The first projects will start as early as fiscal year 1983.
JPL is an operating division of Caltech, performing ì
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scientific research and development using facilities provided ì
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by NASA.
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