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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Space-Based High Frequency Testbed 2 was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to demonstrate using high-frequency radio signals to study the ionosphere.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductDec 16, 2018Rocket Lab launches cubesats for NASA

The complete seismometer on NASA’s InSight lander was led by the French space agency CNES and collaboratively built with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipDec 10, 2018Satellite component supplier Sodern seeks to double output by 2020

Project leaders at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory decided on 2018-11-25 to carry out a sixth and final trajectory correction maneuver (TCM) during InSight’s cruise phase.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2018InSight to perform final maneuver before landing

Astrobotic will study advanced navigation techniques under a 15-month Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II-X contract managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2018Astrobotic Wins NASA Research Contract to Target Landings on Icy, Outer Planet Moons

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, operated by Caltech for NASA, is the agency’s only current federally funded research and development center (FFRDC).

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 5, 2018NASA delays decision on space technology reorganization

JPL planned to continue a listening campaign at least through January 2019, covering a total of at least eight months of efforts to hear from Opportunity.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralSep 1, 2018NASA to soon start 45-day campaign to revive the Opportunity Mars rover

Jet Propulsion Laboratory provided a mid-August 2018 tau value of 2.1 for Opportunity’s location, which later rose to 2.5.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralSep 1, 2018NASA to soon start 45-day campaign to revive the Opportunity Mars rover

Astrobotic will lead a public-private partnership that includes Moog Space and Defense, Moog Broad Reach, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NASA Johnson Space Center to develop a commercial TRN and visual velocimetry sensor for lunar and planetary landers.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductAug 8, 2018Astrobotic Selected for NASA Award to Develop Sensor for Precise Planetary Landings

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: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2018NASA to study converting centers into FFRDCs

The helicopter is being developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory independently of the Mars 2020 mission with coordination to ensure the helicopter could be added to the rover.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2018Decision expected soon on adding helicopter to Mars 2020

JPL expects the repair of the damaged heat shield structure and construction of a replacement to have no effect on Mars 2020’s planned July 2020 launch.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative PlanApr 27, 2018Cracked heat shield won’t delay Mars 2020 mission

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is working with Lockheed Martin to determine the cause of the cracking in the Mars 2020 heat shield structure.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2018Cracked heat shield won’t delay Mars 2020 mission
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