# Japie van Zyl

> Director for Solar System Exploration at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

**Wikidata**: [Q63980795](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63980795)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japie_van_Zyl)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/japie-van-zyl


## References

1. [Source](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/celebrated-nasa-scientist-japie-van-zyl-dies-20200827#:~:text=Celebrated%20Namibian%20NASA%20scientist%20Dr,the%20world's%20leading%20space%20scientists)
2. [Source](https://chic.caltech.edu/genealogy/charles-h-papas/)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. [Source](https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/wereld/namibiese-ruimteman-oorlede/)
5. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File