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# The American Rocketeer
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/jpl-and-the-space-age/episode/the-american-rocketeer-clzpkm/
- Published: 2025-08-04T19:45:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T07:35:27.000Z
- Description: Explore the origins of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: JPL and the Space Age, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_47e2d17e-008f-4b4d-bdb6-334b52d35aa1, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_1fa9cd81-09f7-41c4-9fac-1f45fe7b748d, #v1.16

“The American Rocketeer” is the story of the origins of JPL, the world’s premier center for the exploration of the solar system and beyond. It’s also the story of one man’s reach for the stars.