Rocket Propulsion Laboratory

11 Apr 2006

Filming for the pilot episode of the TV show, Beyond, set at a pseudo-JPL, took place at CalPoly this weekend.

I think the filming was mentioned in the April 11 edition of the paper. Since the small note on the home page will likely expire in a couple of days, I'll copy most of the note:

rocket propulsion lab
LUCIAN FONG/The Poly Post

A prop covers the Voohis Park sign on Saturday and Sunday during the filming of the pilot episode for “Beyond,”a new sci-fi TV show on Fox. The fourth floor of the CLA building, the inside of the engineering building and several streets around campus were used as locations...

http://www.thepolypost.com

Just as Numb3rs takes place at the fictional Southern California technical university (CalSci), it appears from the photo that JPL gets renamed the Rocket Propulsion Laboratory. Actually, that's probably a better name, considering that it's been several decades since we actually did any jet propulsion...

Posted by Robby on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 9:24 PM | 0 TrackBacks

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