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California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

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Michela Muñoz earned a doctorate at the California Institute of Technology.

Mentioned as: california institute of technologyNarrative GeneralFeb 19, 2026M. Muñoz (NASA): "Podríamos tener indicios de vida primitiva en las muestras recolectadas en Marte"

Perseverance operations are managed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is run by the California Institute of Technology for NASA and houses the Rover Operations Center.

Mentioned as: california institute of technologyTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2026Perseverance rover completes landmark AI guided trek across Jezero rim

Theodore von Kármán served as a director at the California Institute of Technology for the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory and helped create the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Technical ProductOct 20, 2025EUROSPACE and the European spaceplane (part 1)

Lauren Edgar, 40, has a bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College and a master's and Ph.D. in geology from the California Institute of Technology.

Mentioned as: California Institute of TechnologyTechnical ProductOct 5, 2025Candidati astronauti NASA 2025: la nuova classe verso Luna e Marte

Amit Kshatriya was born in Wisconsin and attended the California Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralSep 28, 2025Amit Kshatriya nominato nuovo amministratore NASA

Kshatriya is educated at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralSep 3, 2025New associate administrator for NASA

The Space Solar Power Project at the California Institute of Technology received a $100 million donation from Donald Bren to support SBSP research.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative FinancialFeb 5, 2024Did a NASA study pull the plug on space solar power?

The April 2023 Vigoride tug deployed a single cubesat and operated a hosted payload from the California Institute of Technology to test space-based solar power technologies.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralJan 12, 2024Momentus, low on cash, delays next mission

The Space Solar Power Project at the California Institute of Technology is a notable exception, funded by a $100 million donation from real estate investor Donald Bren.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative FinancialNov 13, 2023A small step forward for space-based solar power technology

Garrett Reisman received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1997.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralJul 12, 2023Vast Appoints Veteran NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman as Human Spaceflight Advisor

Kaufman received an M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralFeb 22, 2023Ball Aerospace President Dr. David A. Kaufman to serve on the NSpC UAG

A privately funded California Institute of Technology project to test space-based solar power technologies launched on 2023-01-03 as a hosted payload on the Vigoride 5 tug operated by Momentus.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Org RelationshipJan 20, 2023ESA seeks global adoption of “zero debris” policy

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.

Mentioned as: California Institute of TechnologyOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2022Geospatial World Leadership Awards Announced at GWF 2022

The California Institute of Technology established the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1936 and has operated it for NASA since 1958.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralJan 28, 2022Leshin to be next director of JPL

The California Institute of Technology selected Laurie Leshin as the next director of JPL on 2022-01-27.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralJan 28, 2022Leshin to be next director of JPL

The California Institute of Technology will issue a royalty-free license to any company interested in manufacturing the VITAL ventilator, and JPL does not plan to mass-produce VITAL.

Mentioned as: California Institute of TechnologyOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2020NASA shows off coronavirus pandemic projects

The California Institute of Technology canceled in-person classes through the rest of the academic year and canceled all on- and off-campus events through 2020-06-12.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Narrative GeneralMar 17, 2020All NASA centers shift to mandatory telework

NASA pays the California Institute of Technology to manage the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center in Pasadena, California.

Mentioned as: California Institute of TechnologyTechnical ProductJan 15, 2019JPL is still at work, for now

One of NASA’s 10 major field centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an FFRDC operated by the California Institute of Technology under a contract with NASA.

Mentioned as: California Institute of Technology (CalTech)Org RelationshipJun 21, 2018NASA to study converting centers into FFRDCs