Space Flight Operations Facility
The Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF) is a building containing a control room and related computing and communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. NASA's Deep Space Network is operated from this facility. The SFOF has monitored and controlled all interplanetary and deep space exploration for NASA and other international space agencies since 1963. The facility also acted as a backup communications facility for Apollo missions.
Space Flight Operations Facility (The Center of the Universe) | |
The Space Flight Operations Center, a National Historic Landmark, has been operational and staffed every day since 1964. | |
| Location | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°12′3.91″N 118°10′25.01″W |
| Area | 122,074 square feet (11,340 m²) |
| Built | 1963 |
| Architect | NASA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002814 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 03, 1985 |
| Designated NHL | October 3, 1985 |
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Public tours are available with advance planning.
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