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At the 2010 JPL Open House near Pasadena, California. Current and upcoming deep space missions. A full-scale model of the Sojourner rover.

A full-scale test model of the Mars Exploration Rover. A model of the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rRover. The MSL engineering model, also known as Scarecrow.

Inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility. The MSL rover chassis. The MSL rover wheels.

The MSL descent stage, with the cruise stage behind it. The MSL cruise stage's solar panel, in protective wrapping. The MSL aeroshell.

A model of the Cassini spacecraft, which arrived at Saturn in 2004. A model of the Cassini spacecraft, which arrived at Saturn in 2004. A model of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft, which launches to the Moon in 2011.

An information booth for the Juno mission, which launches to Jupiter in 2011. A cardboard marquee of the Juno spacecraft, which launches to Jupiter in 2011. A model of the Juno spacecraft, which launches to Jupiter in 2011.

A standee for the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM), which launches to the giant planet around 2020. A small model of the EJSM spacecraft, which launches to Jupiter around 2020. A small model of the EJSM spacecraft, which launches to Jupiter around 2020.

A portrait of the Dawn spacecraft, which will arrive at asteroid Vesta in 2011 and dwarf planet Ceres in 2015. A model of the Dawn spacecraft, which will arrive at asteroid Vesta in 2011 and dwarf planet Ceres in 2015. A model of the Dawn spacecraft, which will arrive at asteroid Vesta in 2011 and dwarf planet Ceres in 2015.

The actual Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) instrument, which flew aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) from December 1993 to May 2009. The actual WFPC2, which flew aboard HST from December 1993 to May 2009. A rear view of WFPC2, which flew aboard HST from December 1993 to May 2009.

The actual WFPC2, which flew aboard HST from December 1993 to May 2009. A front view of WFPC2, which flew aboard HST from December 1993 to May 2009. A close-up shot of the Actuated Pickoff Mirror aboard WFPC2.

A full-scale mock-up of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which arrived at the Red Planet in 2006. A full-scale mock-up of the twin Voyager spacecraft, which are on the verge of entering interstellar space... The Voyager Golden Record and a close-up of the spacecraft's imaging system.

Another mock-up of the Cassini spacecraft. A model of the Huygens probe, which landed on Saturn's moon Titan in January 2005. A full-scale mock-up of the Huygens Titan probe.

A standee honoring future and recent NASA missions to Mars. A full-scale mock-up of the MSL rover, also known as Curiosity. A full-scale mock-up of the Curiosity rover.

A close-up of the 'MastCam' imaging system that will be used by the Curiosity rover. The six-wheeled Mobility System of the Curiosity rover. The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) that will be used to power the Curiosity rover.

A camera phone pic of the Curiosity rover chassis. A camera phone pic of the other MSL components inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.

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