NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is set to reopen this week after the Los Angeles fire.
According to RCO News Agency, Despite the reopening, employees who are able to telecommute are encouraged to continue to do so as a thorough and final cleanup of the facility is being completed.
According to Space, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will soon return to normal operations after overcoming the raging fires in Los Angeles.
This laboratory is located in the San Gabriel foothills north of Los Angeles and was threatened by the Eaton fire.
The center, which is NASA’s main center for planetary exploration, has been closed since January 8 except for essential activities such as the Endurance and Curiosity rover operations and other missions. But the Eaton fire is no longer a threat to the lab, so NASA plans to open its doors next week.
NASA officials announced yesterday that from Tuesday, January 21 through January 24, 2025, the lab will be accessible to any employee who needs to work on site. Employees who are able to telecommute during the week are encouraged to do so as a thorough and final cleanup of the facility is being completed.
Although NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory made it through the fire unscathed, many of its workforce did not.
Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, wrote on the X social network on January 10: “There has been significant destruction in our society.” 1000 people are still being evacuated. More than 150 homes have been completely lost, many more will be displaced in the long term.
In another post that day, Leshin pointed to a fundraising site to help employees of JPL’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as employees of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, which manages the facility for NASA.
The Eaton Fire has burned 5,713 acres to date, but is now 65 percent contained. Los Angeles’ largest and most destructive fire, the Placidas Fire, has burned 9,596 acres and is only 31 percent contained.
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