JPL.
company, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Reports this week
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- Active events
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- Connections
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What's happening
Active this week
Earlier this month
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JPL prepares spacecraft for shipment to launch site and demonstrates readiness for commercial lunar exploration.Some support1 report
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Malin Space Science Systems built and operates Mastcam for a JPL mission.Some support1 report
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JPL-built spacecraft, including Voyager and Mariner 2, made various planetary observations in 2024.Some support1 report
One to three months ago
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JPL develops PRIMA in collaboration with international partners.Some support1 report
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is located in Pasadena, CA, and its inception is tied to the expertise of Caltech, which holds the sole-source contract to operate JPL.Well supported7 reports3 developments inside
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JPL's thruster tests inform future space propulsion.Some support1 report1 development inside
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A partnership between the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and JPL has been building a laser ranging interferometer.Some support1 report
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Caltech manages JPL's campus and is approaching the end of a $30 billion contract with NASA.Some support2 reports
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JPL applied its technique to Earth pigments, with Harman utilizing the algorithm for research.Some support2 reports
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JPL relayed data back to Earth on August 25, 2026.Some support2 reports
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sister telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope, utilizing cutting-edge instruments built by JPL, where Alina Kiessling is a research scientist.Some support2 reports
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JPL and AeroVironment announced a collaboration on a next-generation Mars helicopter concept.Well supported4 reports
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Slava Turyshev has been appointed as a Senior Research Scientist at JPL, affiliated through the California Institute of Technology.Some support1 report
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An anniversary reflection is taking place at the base of operations of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.Some support2 reports
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A project led by Alex Gardner is studying Camp Century, which was built into the ice sheet in Greenland.Some support2 reports
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A camera was lowered beneath the Ross Ice Shelf while exploring the continent, commenting on the discovery to the agency.Some support1 report
Gone quiet
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JPL tested a sensor to measure Arctic sea ice while researchers operated in the Canadian wilderness.Some support1 report
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Findings published in Nature Communications detail complex organic molecules.Some support1 report
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JPL's operating subsidiary has been identified as Reliance Jio Infocomm.Some support1 report
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JPL successfully built the prototype rover ERNEST, which is designed to address limitations found in current Mars rover technology.Some support1 report
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The commercial space industry is seeing a rivalry in dominance, alongside career transitions among space journalists.Some support1 report
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JPL develops a compact radar for atmospheric observation as part of the CloudCube Project.Some support1 report
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What's reaching JPL
Events traced to JPL, step by step, newest firstAround JPL this week
News at the entities that move JPL most-
California Institute of Technology StructuralBetsy Sinclair, a professor in St. Louis, conducts research involving the California Institute of Technology.Moves JPL
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AeroVironment OperationalTesting of directed-energy weapons is being conducted at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.Moves JPL
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Securities and Exchange Board of India StructuralSEBI presented a roadmap and addressed a convention in Mumbai on October 24, 2026.Moves JPL
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Earth OperationalA 2021 study suggests that estimates regarding carbon storage capacity may be overestimated.Moves JPL
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India OperationalIndia and Poland are advancing their strategic partnership through trade, technology, and defense cooperation.Moves JPL
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Jio Platforms StructuralMarket diversions are noted amid West Asia tensions, with Jio Platforms debuting and Asian Paints and Bank of Baroda scheduled to announce results.Moves JPL
Connections
The 38 strongest of 50, analyzed from the reporting. The bars show how strongly a change on one side reaches the other.-
California Institute of Technology Structural
JPL functions as a dedicated research facility managed and housed within the institutional structure of Caltech.
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Firefly Aerospace Transactional
Firefly Aerospace holds current subcontracts from JPL for lunar missions, involving the delivery of drones.
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AeroVironment Operational
JPL and AeroVironment are actively collaborating on the co-design and co-manufacture of next-generation Mars helicopter concepts.
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Swati Mohan Structural
Swati Mohan is employed by JPL as a project manager.
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Reliance Industries Limited Structural
JPL functions as a critical, integrated component within Reliance Industries Limited's operational scale.
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Malin Space Science Systems Structural
Malin Space Science Systems builds and operates Mastcam, a critical component for JPL missions.
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Kirk McKenzie Structural
Kirk McKenzie serves as the instrument manager at JPL.
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Jio Platforms Structural
JPL utilizes Reliance Jio Infocomm as its operating subsidiary within the Jio Platforms ecosystem.
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Alina Kiessling Structural
Alina Kiessling holds the professional role of a research scientist at JPL.
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Eric Fielding Structural
Eric Fielding is a geophysicist employed by JPL.
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Slava Turyshev Structural
Slava Turyshev is employed as a Senior Research Scientist at JPL.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Structural
SEBI is formally reviewing JPL's IPO application via observation letters on the DRHP.
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Earth Operational
JPL actively conducts scientific missions and applies techniques to study and track Earth's systems.
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Europa Shared context
JPL managed a mission that discovered an ocean beneath Europa.
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Cape Canaveral Transactional
JPL prepares spacecraft for shipment to the launch site at Cape Canaveral.
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Harman Structural
Harman relied on JPL's algorithm as a core resource for its research endeavors.
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India Operational
India actively collaborates with global space agencies like JPL on advanced space missions and international partnerships.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operational
The two entities are engaged in a joint development project concerning TACLS for extreme weather events.
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China Operational
The relationship is characterized by active competition between China and JPL in the domain of commercial space dominance.
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Ray Jayawardhana Operational
A long-term, functional research partnership between the institution and the individual, active since the 1980s.
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Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Operational
The two entities are engaged in a functional partnership to construct a laser ranging interferometer.
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Firefly Transactional
JPL contracted Firefly for the manufacturing of aeroshells.
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Matt Rutherford Operational
Matt Rutherford provides samples used in the cross-examination of JPL's ocean model.
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Jupiter Transactional
JPL built the Voyager spacecraft, which was used to image Jupiter.
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Antarctic Shared context
JPL conducts scientific observation and research activities within the Antarctic region.
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European Space Agency Shared context
The relationship is implied through the shared ecosystem of international space exploration, including NASA and JPL.
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Pasadena Shared context
JPL is physically located and operates within the city of Pasadena.
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Adrian Tang Structural
Adrian Tang serves as the lead scientist for the SkyFall ground-penetrating radar project at JPL.
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Mars Shared context
JPL is functionally focused on Mars as a target for mission development.
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Moon Shared context
Both entities operate within the shared context of commercial lunar exploration and space science.
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Arctic Operational
JPL is actively testing sensors to gather data related to the Arctic sea ice.
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Saturn Shared context
JPL built the Voyager spacecraft, which was used to image Saturn.
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Neptune Shared context
JPL utilized the Voyager spacecraft to image Neptune as part of a scientific observation.
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Alabama Shared context
JPL's related operations are located within the state of Alabama.
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Venus Transactional
JPL built a spacecraft (Mariner 2) that conducted a flyby mission past Venus.
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Psyche Mentioned together
No direct coupling between Psyche and JPL was observed in the provided evidence.
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Southern California Shared context
JPL is located and developed within the Southern California region.
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Nature Communications Mentioned together
The available evidence only describes Nature Communications' publishing activity and does not mention JPL.
History
Events by the month they beganOctober 2026
4 events- Firefly Aerospace delivered drones built by JPL to the Moon on October 21, 2026.
- JPL prepares spacecraft for shipment to launch site and demonstrates readiness for commercial lunar exploration.
- Malin Space Science Systems built and operates Mastcam for a JPL mission.
- JPL-built spacecraft, including Voyager and Mariner 2, made various planetary observations in 2024.
September 2026
3 eventsAugust 2026
7 events- JPL's thruster tests inform future space propulsion.
- JPL relayed data back to Earth on August 25, 2026.
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sister telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope, utilizing cutting-edge instruments built by JPL, where Alina Kiessling is a research scientist.
- Slava Turyshev has been appointed as a Senior Research Scientist at JPL, affiliated through the California Institute of Technology.
- An anniversary reflection is taking place at the base of operations of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
- A project led by Alex Gardner is studying Camp Century, which was built into the ice sheet in Greenland.
- A camera was lowered beneath the Ross Ice Shelf while exploring the continent, commenting on the discovery to the agency.
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July 2026
1 eventJune 2026
8 events- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is located in Pasadena, CA, and its inception is tied to the expertise of Caltech, which holds the sole-source contract to operate JPL.
- Caltech manages JPL's campus and is approaching the end of a $30 billion contract with NASA.
- JPL and AeroVironment announced a collaboration on a next-generation Mars helicopter concept.
- Findings published in Nature Communications detail complex organic molecules.
- JPL's operating subsidiary has been identified as Reliance Jio Infocomm.
- JPL successfully built the prototype rover ERNEST, which is designed to address limitations found in current Mars rover technology.
- The commercial space industry is seeing a rivalry in dominance, alongside career transitions among space journalists.
- JPL develops a compact radar for atmospheric observation as part of the CloudCube Project.