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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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A microwave radiometer developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory supports the radar altimeter by measuring atmospheric water vapor to provide timing corrections.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2020Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite

NASA awarded General Atomics $38,500,000 in 2018 to send the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA), an instrument developed by JPL, into orbit on Orbital Test Bed-2.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 3, 2020NASA taps General Atomics to build solar irradiance satellite

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory serves as the control center for the Mars 2020 mission.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductJul 30, 2020Atlas 5 launches Mars 2020 mission

More than 1,000 people were involved with the Mars 2020 mission, with about 100 people at Cape Canaveral and several hundred more working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralJul 21, 2020NASA still grappling with effects of coronavirus pandemic

GeoOptics developed its radio occultation sensors with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Tyvak.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJun 17, 2020Cubesat built in Monaco reveals new partnership approach

On-site personnel at JPL include staff making final preparations for the Mars 2020 mission launching in July, personnel working on a few other critical projects, and employees involved in the safety and security of the lab.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralMay 17, 2020NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to partially reopen

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is operated by Caltech and has been at Stage 3 since March.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2020NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to partially reopen

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed the Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally (VITAL), a ventilator designed for treating COVID-19 patients that is simpler and faster to build than conventional ventilators and uses only a small fraction of the parts of a conventional ventilator.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralApr 23, 2020NASA shows off coronavirus pandemic projects

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: JPLOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2020NASA shows off coronavirus pandemic projects

Jet Propulsion Laboratory personnel working on the last set of Mars 2020 hardware were rapidly transitioning to telework as the hardware was completed.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative PlanApr 15, 2020Mars 2020 remains on track for July launch

On 2020-02-21, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory decided to use the robotic arm to push on the top, or back cap, of the mole to force the mole into the ground.

Mentioned as: jet propulsion laboratoryTechnical ProductFeb 21, 2020InSight to try to push mole into Martian surface

Europa Clipper met a JPL recommendation of 25% unallocated future expenses (UFE) after completing a final delta preliminary design review in June 2019.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2020Europa Clipper seeking savings as cost reserves plummet

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory lost contact with the ASTERIA spacecraft on 2020-01-03.

Mentioned as: jet propulsion laboratoryTechnical ProductJan 7, 2020Cubesats gain broader acceptance for astrophysics missions

NASA decided in September 2019 to pursue the NEO Surveillance Mission as a directed mission led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory rather than as a competed Discovery program mission.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralDec 26, 2019NASA mission to track near Earth objects takes shape

Amy Mainzer moved from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the University of Arizona earlier in 2019 and will serve as survey director for the NEO Surveillance Mission.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative PlanDec 26, 2019NASA mission to track near Earth objects takes shape

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to purchase Morpheus thrusters to test and qualify them for future NASA missions.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralNov 21, 2019Accelerator boosts prospects for Morpheus Space

NASA is assisting ESA with ground tests of the parachute extraction systems using facilities at JPL, with that testing to be completed before the early-2020 high-altitude balloon tests.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2019ESA remains confident it will fix ExoMars parachutes

On 2019-10-17, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recorded that the mole moved about two centimeters deeper into the surface between 2019-10-08 and 2019-10-17.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2019InSight instrument resumes movement into Martian surface

Astrobotic will partner with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to equip CubeRover with a smart vision system that can adapt resolution to provide high definition for critical science targets and lower definition for routine navigation to preserve bandwidth.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2019Astrobotic’s CubeRover Program Awarded $2 Million Contract by NASA

Bobby Braun will join the Jet Propulsion Laboratory effective 2019-01-15 as a member of its executive team charged with leading the center’s planetary exploration missions.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralOct 2, 2019Former NASA chief technologist to lead JPL planetary exploration program
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