Early registration is advised, as seating is limited.
JPL's Commercial Technology Program Office recently worked with Mattel Toys, Inc., to produce a tiny toy replica of the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft and Sojourner rover. Sales of the toy have proven enormously successful, helping to bring the excitement of the recent mission into the homes of tens of thousands of people of all ages. This workshop features a history of JPL and commercialization and the latest results from JPL's current spacecraft missions, along with presentations by several JPL partners on how they have successfully produced and marketed space-themed products. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech, is the only NASA field center managed by a university. Caltech's extensive experience commercializing JPL- developed intellectual property has helped pave the way for further successful partnerships with industry.