The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center managed by Caltech for NASA, is a leading center for robotic space exploration. JPL designs, builds, and operates planetary robotic spacecraft, Earth-orbit, and astronomy missions, including rovers sent to Mars, probes to the outer solar system, and satellites studying Earth. It also manages NASA's Deep Space Network and partners with organizations like NASA, ESA, and universities like Georgia Tech to advance space science and technology.
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James Polk is a senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The MPD thruster program is led by JPL in collaboration with Princeton University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Planet Labs PBC and Carbon Mapper have signed an agreement to design and build a specialized hyperspectral satellite with technical support from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA’s Electric Propulsion Lab in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory houses the only national vacuum facility for safely testing electric thrusters that use condensable metal-vapor propellants at power levels up to the megawatt range.
NASA tested a lithium-metal vapor-powered electromagnetic thruster at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
The lithium-fueled magnetoplasmadynamic thruster project is led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in collaboration with Princeton University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Wichita State University developed SNAPPY in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Marshall Space Flight Center.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory built and operates Curiosity and Perseverance for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate within the agency’s Mars Exploration Program.
Jessica Watkins studied the Martian surface as a geologist and served on the Curiosity rover science team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
The FAME flight demonstration is led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory deactivated Voyager 1’s Low-energy Charged Particles experiment on April 17, 2026.
Blue Origin is working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech to develop the NEO Hunter mission.
John Sandusky has worked on optical engineering projects at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Accent Optical, and Sandia National Laboratories.
The Deep Space Network is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Portland State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System (ELVIS), a holographic microscope, on the International Space Station to study how life adapts under extreme conditions.
Vandi Verma is the chief engineer of robotics operations at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Dr. David Spencer previously served as a planetary mission designer, system engineer, and mission operations manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
During the JIMO program NASA spent $463 million, with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory receiving over $200 million and Johnson Space Center receiving $75 million.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory studied an 'Electric Space Cruiser' concept for missions to Jupiter and beyond in 1963.
Michela Muñoz contributed to NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rover missions while at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.