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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Several missions led by JPL, including Psyche, NISAR, and Europa Clipper, have either launched or are nearing completion, reducing near-term growth needs at the laboratory.

Mentioned as: JPLTechnical ProductJan 8, 2024JPL lays off 100 contractors, citing budget uncertainty

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 100 contractors in early January 2024 and implemented across-the-board spending cuts and a pause on one aspect of the Mars Sample Return program because of an uncertain federal budget for fiscal year 2024.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2024JPL lays off 100 contractors, citing budget uncertainty

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported that the Ingenuity Mars helicopter completed its 70th flight on 2023-12-22.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralJan 3, 2024Ingenuity lessons being incorporated into Mars Sample Return

JPL managed the Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate until the mission was retired in January 2020.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralJan 2, 2024Key Infrared Telescopes that Set the Stage for NASA’s James Webb

The principal investigator for VERITAS, Sue Smrekar of JPL, argued at the VEXAG meeting to limit the delay of the mission due to reduced workload at JPL.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2023Creating a Venus exploration program

Engineers previously working on the VERITAS mission have had to transition to other projects at JPL.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2023Creating a Venus exploration program

The 2023-11-21 letter asserts that if JPL is forced to operate at the lower funding level prematurely directed by NASA, JPL will not be able to meet the 2030 launch window and contracts and jobs will be at risk.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 22, 2023Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding

At a 2023-11-13 Planetary Science Advisory Committee meeting, NASA instructed Goddard Space Flight Center, JPL, and Marshall Space Flight Center to start ramping back activities related to Mars Sample Return.

Mentioned as: JPLTechnical ProductNov 22, 2023Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding

The four House members who signed the 2023-11-21 letter represent districts in Southern California, home of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralNov 22, 2023Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding

Diana Lovati spent three years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory focused on cybersecurity risk management.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2023True Anomaly Names Diana Lovati as First-Ever Chief Information Security Officer

NASA delayed the VERITAS mission by three years to no earlier than 2031 following a review into delays of the Psyche mission that found institutional problems at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 8, 2023VERITAS mission warns of risks of launch delay

Institutional issues at JPL identified in the Psyche review led NASA to delay the VERITAS mission, which was selected in 2021 for a 2028 launch and is now scheduled for launch no earlier than 2031.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipOct 13, 2023NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world

Argotec will work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create a streamlined version of the Universal Space Transponder-Lite radio for high-speed deep-space communications services.

Mentioned as: NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2023Italy’s Argotec to design, build, test and operate satellites in Maryland

Argotec will work with JPL to consolidate existing UST-Lite designs and create a streamlined product capable of delivering high-speed communications services in deep space.

Mentioned as: JPLOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2023Argotec invests million$$ in U.S. business development + collaborates with NASA JPL

An independent panel that led the investigation into the August 2022 launch slip found significant institutional problems at JPL that contributed to the delay and determined those problems had been addressed as of June 2023.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2023NASA delays Psyche launch a week

The independent review board confirmed that issues with Psyche and JPL had been resolved in June 2023.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2023A capsule’s fall marks the start of Asteroid Autumn

An imaging spectrometer developed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been handed off to Planet Labs for integration into the Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTechnical ProductSep 15, 2023NASA JPL Imaging Spectrometer Handed off to Planet Labs for Tanager 1 Integration

JPL engineers conducted drop tests to understand energy absorption during landing for the Sample Retrieval Lander.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrative GeneralAug 15, 2023NASA's Team of Engineers Conduct Rigorous Testing for the Landing System of Mars Lander

Prototypes of the Sample Retrieval Lander's legs and footpads are being tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Mentioned as: Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2023NASA's Team of Engineers Conduct Rigorous Testing for the Landing System of Mars Lander

Peraton was awarded a competitive subcontract to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a total contract value of $513,500,000.

Mentioned as: NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2023Peraton receives million$$$ subcontract rec’d for DSN
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