20 ROCKETS, LABS AND INDUSTRY / REDONDO BEACH
Space Park (Northrop Grumman)
Where Pioneer 10 and the James Webb telescope came together. A 100-plus-acre campus opened in 1961 that became the space hub of TRW, builder of Pioneer 10; the James Webb Space Telescope's optics and instruments came here in 2018 for final testing before launch.
The facts
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| Where | One Space Park Blvd, at Aviation Blvd and Marine Ave, Redondo Beach |
|---|---|
| Built | 1961 (opened) |
| Architect or builder | Unavailable |
| Kind | Rockets, labs and industry |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | private |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 3.1 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.89139, -118.37444 |
What the sources say
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- Space Park is an aerospace campus of over 100 acres in Redondo Beach.
Space Park is an aerospace engineering campus occupying over 100 acres in Redondo Beach, California.
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Northrop Grumman now owns and runs the site.
the site is now owned and operated by Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC)
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Webb's telescope and instrument module arrived at Space Park in February 2018.
February 2, 2018 The optical telescope and integrated science instrument module of JWST arrived at Space Park.
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Webb's final thermal-vacuum test was done in building M4 in July 2019.
July 11, 2019 Final thermal-vacuum test completed in bldg. M4 for JWST to ensure its electronic functionality in space.
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Space Park (Northrop Grumman). elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/space-park-redondo/
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