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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander arrived at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for environmental testing ahead of a launch planned for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Following JPL testing, Blue Ghost will ship to Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of a launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled for 2024-10-01.
NASA has initiated a series of layoffs at JPL that mainly impact the Mars Sample Return (MSR) project.
The ODYSEA mission is a collaborative project between CNES and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
JPL provided the thermal infrared spectrometer payload for the PREFIRE mission.
The OPS-SAT mission received the SpaceOps Outstanding Achievement award in 2023, shared with NASA JPL’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter team.
During the mission's development, an attempt was made by JPL to lobby NASA Headquarters for the cancellation of OSIRIS-REx in favor of the Asteroid Redirect Mission, which ultimately failed.
Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is overseeing JPL reviews of Mars Sample Return that include exploration of smaller landers using the skycrane landing system.
In February 2024, NASA laid off 8% of the staff at JPL, the lead center for the Mars Sample Return program.
Ingenuity Mars helicopter project was completed on schedule by teams at JPL and AeroVironment.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed the Ingenuity Mars helicopter.
Leonard David published an article about JPL chief Laurie Leshin addressing science, Mars, and budget infighting on 2024-04-11.
Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen will design, build, and deliver the GRACE‑C satellites to the launch site and provide Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support for NASA/JPL.
Airbus has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and build the GRACE-C twin spacecraft.
Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen will design, build, and deliver the GRACE-C satellites to the launch site and provide Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support for NASA/JPL.
NASA's JPL planned several planetary missions assuming the Atlas-Centaur would be ready on time, including a Venus flyby using the Mariner B spacecraft in 1962.
Each commercial service study solicited by JPL has a value of $200,000 or $300,000 and would be carried out over 12 weeks.
Continued uncertainty about Mars Sample Return funding led the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off 8% of its workforce in early February 2025.
The investigation team is continuing to acquire data with ground-based observatories and with radar facilities at NASA JPL’s Goldstone planetary radar and the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory.
Mars Sample Return (MSR) program uncertainty contributed to JPL's decision to lay off staff.