Competition to run JPL comes at fraught moment of federal budget cuts, project overruns, management missteps

A competitive contract isn't necessarily a bad thing, experts say. But the administration's anti-science record raises ...

NASA tracking two plane-sized asteroids approaching the Earth tomorrow

An asteroid measuring over 160 feet across will impact Earth only about every 1,000 years.
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Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Actually Breaks The Sound Barrier

For future NASA missions to Mars, this new helicopter vehicle will be key to surveying the planet's surface for all sorts of ...
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NASA's Iconic Jet Propulsion Laboratory Could Change Hands for the First Time

Caltech has led JPL to some of the most ambitious and successful missions in NASA's history, but the agency could be about to change that relationship.

Firefly Aerospace Wins $75 Million NASA JPL MoonFall Subcontract to Deliver Drones to the Moon’s South Pole

Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced it was awarded a $75 ...

Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first time

The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA's inception in 1958.
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NASA Just Laid Off 550 People at JPL Putting Mars Missions At Risk

Today, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce. “This week’s action, while not easy, is essential to securing JPL’s ...
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NASA Is Testing Its Own Cutting-Edge AI Chip For Future Space Missions

As space exploration takes spacecraft and crews farther and farther from Earth, the need for systems that can operate with ...