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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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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

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

Astrobotic received $2,000,000 to work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Kennedy Space Center to continue development of small rovers.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2019Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA exploration technology contracts

Xenesis is based in Chicago and emerged from stealth mode in 2018 with plans to sell a small optical transceiver developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2019Xenesis to test optical terminal on Bartolomeo platform

Xenesis emerged from stealth mode in 2018 with plans to sell a small optical transceiver developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2019Xenesis inks optical transceiver distribution deal

Lunar Trailblazer, developed by Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a lunar orbiter designed to map water ice deposits using advanced infrared instruments.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductJun 27, 2019NASA selects planetary mission proposals large and small

The Europa Clipper mission, planned for a 2023 launch, plans to use the same JPL clean room and has stricter cleanliness requirements that could force Psyche integration and testing to be conducted off-site.

Mentioned as: jplTechnical ProductJun 15, 2019Psyche mission clears review

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will use InSight’s robotic arm to lift the support structure for the HP3 in order to troubleshoot the instrument.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2019NASA tries new approach to fix Mars InSight instrument

By December 2018, the understaffing for the Europa Clipper mission at JPL grew to 67 positions.

Mentioned as: jplTechnical ProductMay 29, 2019Inspector general report warns of cost and schedule problems for Europa Clipper

As of October 2018, Europa Clipper was understaffed by 42 full-time equivalent positions at JPL.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2019Inspector general report warns of cost and schedule problems for Europa Clipper

Apollo Fusion will deliver three MaSMi-based thrusters to JPL primarily for ground testing, with one of the thrusters potentially usable on a future spacecraft.

Mentioned as: JPLOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2019Apollo Fusion obtains Hall thruster technology from JPL

Apollo Fusion signed an agreement with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory that gives Apollo Fusion an exclusive worldwide commercial license for JPL’s Magnetically Shielded Miniature (MaSMi) Hall thruster technology and a contract to provide JPL with three MaSMi-based thrusters.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2019Apollo Fusion obtains Hall thruster technology from JPL

JPL delivered COWVR to the Air Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office prior to cancellation of ORS-6 launch plans due to problems with the satellite bus.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2019Small Air Force microwave sensor to fly on space station

The U.S. Air Force plans to test a small microwave sensor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the International Space Station in 2021.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2019Small Air Force microwave sensor to fly on space station

Mechanical actuators for various parts of the Mars 2020 rover have been delivered to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2019Mars 2020 instrument survives termination review

As of 2019-02-05, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory had not received signals from either of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) cubesats since the beginning of the year.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2019Mars cubesats fall silent

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has about 6,000 employees and a $2,500,000,000 budget in 2018.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative FinancialJan 15, 2019JPL is still at work, for now

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has not furloughed employees due to the government shutdown and may have to consider mission-by-mission staffing adjustments if Congress does not approve NASA funding by the end of January.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2019JPL is still at work, for now

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: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductJan 15, 2019JPL is still at work, for now

Caltech operates JPL under a $15 billion, five-year NASA contract that began on 2018-10-01.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2019JPL is still at work, for now
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