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- NASA Transmits Hip-Hop Song to Deep Space for First Time NASA · 15 Jul 2024 The stars above and on Earth aligned as an inspirational message and lyrics from the song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by hip-hop artist Missy Elliott were beamed to Venus via NASA’s DSN (Deep Space Network). The agency’s...
- NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches NASA · 3 Jul 2024 The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently...
- NASA’s ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets NASA · 2 Jul 2024 Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have mapped scorching pavement in Phoenix where c...
- Mapping the Red Planet with the Power of Open Science NASA · 27 Jun 2024 Mars rovers can only make exciting new discoveries thanks to human scientists making careful decisions about their next stop. The Mars 2020 mission is aimed at exploring the geology of Jezero Crater and seeking signs of...
- NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join ESA’s Hera Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 25 Jun 2024 Three scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are among the dozen selected by the agency for the ESA planetary defense mission slated to launch later this year.
- NASA Infrared Detector Technical Interchange NASA · 25 Jun 2024 When/Where August 27-28, 2024NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA Who may attend? Invited participants from the NASA Centers, NASA HQ, and the broader community of IR technology developers and stakeholders. All...
- NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 13 Jun 2024 Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars.
- NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 12 Jun 2024 Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries.
- Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 6 Jun 2024 In his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.
- NASA’s Europa Clipper Makes Cross-Country Flight to Florida Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 24 May 2024 Assembled at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the spacecraft arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23 for launch preparations.
- Uncertain Funding Threatens JPL’s Future Plans Space Scout · 10 Feb 2024 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Feb. 6 it will lay off 530 employees, about 8% of its staff, citing uncertainty about its budget for 2024. These layoffs, combined w...
- JPL Lays Off Eight Percent of Workforce Amid Budget Uncertainty SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Feb 2024 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced today that it is laying off 580 people, 8 percent of its workforce, plus contractors, because Congress has not passed FY2024 appropriations. One of JPL’s
- JPL to lay off 8% of workforce SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2024 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Feb. 6 it will lay off 530 employees, about 8% of its staff, citing uncertainty about its budget for 2024.
- Review Board: NASA-JPL Psyche Progress Outstanding, Launch on Track NASA · 5 Jun 2023 Steps taken by NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch have been outstanding, according to an independently ap...
- NASA Ends Lunar Flashlight Mission Following Propulsion System Failure The Launch Pad · 15 May 2023 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has announced the termination of the Lunar Flashlight mission, just five months after its launch.
- JPL making progress on Psyche independent review recommendations SpaceNews · 7 Mar 2023 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is making progress addressing institutional problems that led to the delay of an asteroid mission, the lab’s director says.
- SpaceX launches Japanese lander, NASA cubesat to the Moon Teslarati · 11 Dec 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat on their...
- NASA to Brief Media on First Earth Water-Monitoring Satellite Mission NASA · 10 Nov 2022 NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. PST) Nov. 14, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topograph...
- Psyche review finds institutional problems at JPL SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2022 An independent review of problems that delayed the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission uncovered institutional issues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that led the agency to delay the launch of another mission being...
- As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review NASA · 4 Nov 2022 NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a me...
- Finding balance within the space ecosystem: Q&A with JPL Director Laurie Leshin SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 SpaceNews spoke with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s new director to learn more about the JPL’s future vision.
- NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations NASA · 12 Sep 2022 NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance...
- NASA Awards Next-Generation Spaceflight Computing Processor Contract NASA · 15 Aug 2022 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has selected Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 tim...
- California, Indiana Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station NASA · 9 Aug 2022 Students from California and Indiana, along with staff members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space...
- Europa Clipper’s main body complete, teams continue work toward 2024 launch NASASpaceflight · 11 Jun 2022 In early June, the main body of NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper spacecraft completed construction and was shipped to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California soon after. The arrival of Europa Clipper...
- SpaceX’s first Jupiter launch a step closer as NASA begins assembling ‘Europa Clipper’ Teslarati · 7 Mar 2022 NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa Clipper is...
- Leshin to be next director of JPL SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2022 A planetary scientist and university president will be the next person, and first woman, to run NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- NASA Statement on New Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Appointment NASA · 27 Jan 2022 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the appointment of Dr. Laurie Leshin as director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.
- Microsoft helps JPL with Deep Space Network scheduling SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2022 Microsoft is working with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to speed up the process for scheduling communications with distant spacecraft through NASA's Deep Space Network.
- NASA considers innovative business model for $500 million Earth Science campaign SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2021 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is soliciting information on how private sector innovation could help researchers make the most of a $500 million budget to obtain data on Earth’s changing surface.
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Adds New Stops to Its Virtual Tour NASA · 4 Nov 2021 Now you can see the Mars Yard up close, roam the world-class Microdevices Lab, visit the shop where spacecraft parts are made, and stop into a clean room where spacecraft take shape.
- JPL director to step down SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 The director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will step down after five years on the job to become a professor at the university that operates the lab.
- NASA Statement on Departure of JPL Director Michael Watkins NASA · 9 Aug 2021 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the departure of Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California:
- Analytical Space Inc. hires KSAT’s Monson and Velazco of JPL SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2021 Satellite communications startup Analytical Space Inc. has hired former KSAT Inc. chief executive Katherine Monson as its chief commercial officer and Jose Velazco, former technical supervisor for the NASA Jet Propulsion...
- NASA Ingenuity completes autonomous flight on Mars NASASpaceflight · 19 Apr 2021 For the first time ever, non-rocket powered flight has been achieved on a body other than Earth. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, part of the Mars 2020 mission, completed its first flight on Monday 19 April. The vehicle lift...
- NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight NASA · 19 Apr 2021 Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California co...
- Consortium unveils greenhouse gas monitoring constellation Carbon Mapper SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2021 A consortium led by the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Planet announced plans April 15 for a constellation of hyperspectral satellites to pinpoint, quantify and track point sources of methane and...
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing NASA · 19 Feb 2021 Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were hard at work, awaiting...
- NASA Opens Limited Media Credentialing for Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA · 17 Dec 2020 Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California will credential a limited number of media for on-site access to cover the Feb. 18, 2021, landing of NASA's...