{"id":121204,"date":"2024-11-02T12:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121204"},"modified":"2024-11-02T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:12:49","slug":"boo-deng-steals-the-show-at-nasa-jpls-annual-pumpkin-carving-contest-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121204","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Boo Deng&#8217; steals the show at NASA JPL&#8217;s annual pumpkin carving contest (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Who says NASA scientists and engineers don\u2019t know how to have fun?!<\/p>\n<p>Every year the fiendishly clever folks at NASA&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16952-nasa-jet-propulsion-laboratory.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16952-nasa-jet-propulsion-laboratory.html\">Jet Propulsion Lab<\/a> in Pasadena, California hold their <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/halloween-space-pumpkin-nasa-jpl-contest-2019.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/halloween-space-pumpkin-nasa-jpl-contest-2019.html\">annual pumpkin carving contest<\/a> where brilliant brains concoct all manner of strange and interesting artworks using a fresh supply of seasonal orange squash to deliver some truly fantastic fabrications.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>The special judged event is meant to not only celebrate the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/james-webb-space-telescope-hubble-blood-soaked-eyes-galaxy-pair\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/james-webb-space-telescope-hubble-blood-soaked-eyes-galaxy-pair\">Halloween holiday<\/a>, but also the anniversary of the founding of the Jet Propulsion Lab, which was first opened on Oct. 31, 1936 by researchers at the California Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What do you get when mechanical engineers accustomed to building one-of-a-kind spacecraft turn that focus to pumpkins? JPL&#8217;s annual pumpkin carving contest!,&#8221; the lab wrote on its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nasajpl\/p\/DBzwHwVyItr\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nasajpl\/p\/DBzwHwVyItr\/?img_index=1\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1080px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/F3XyhcCD2hniDyG2FdgC4C-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 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Mechanical and electronics add-ons are allowed to be put together ahead of time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1080px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a pumpkin carved to resemble a teapot\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mJQybaU2DEvbUbQp92dLva.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">An entry at JPL&#8217;s annual pumpkin carving contest for Halloween 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: jpl)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is a fun activity we look forward to seeing each year as it offers a chance for JPL&#8217;s finest to let their imaginations loose.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-JSUZtHXPsDLSfS7DSjhhMW\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-JSUZtHXPsDLSfS7DSjhhMW slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once completed, the incredible pumpkin creations are put on display for scientists, engineers, and technicians to admire the\u00a0ingenuity and inspiration put into each entry. 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