JPL
Former NASA chief technologist to lead JPL planetary exploration program
A former NASA chief technologist will be joining the leadership of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the center seeks to restructure its management of planetary missions.
Psyche mission clears review
A NASA mission to a metallic asteroid has passed a major review, but questions remain about its ability to remain on budget and schedule.
Apollo Fusion obtains Hall thruster technology from JPL
Satellite electric propulsion startup Apollo Fusion is expanding its product line through an agreement with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, giving it access to advanced Hall thruster technology.
NASA making renewed efforts to contact Mars rover Opportunity
NASA is making a new, and perhaps final, attempt to restore contact with the Mars rover Opportunity, which has not communicated with the Earth for more than six months.
JPL is still at work, for now
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory may have to consider furloughing employees if the government shutdown lasts much longer.
InSight successfully lands on Mars
NASA’s InSight spacecraft successfully landed on Mars Nov. 26, completing a journey of nearly 500 million kilometers and starting a mission to study the planet’s interior.
NASA to soon start 45-day campaign to revive the Opportunity Mars rover
NASA plans to soon start a 45-day effort to restore communication with the Mars rover Opportunity, a timeframe that has elicited criticism from those both within and outside the project.
NASA to begin buying rides on commercial lunar landers by year’s end
PASADENA — NASA intends to begin buying rides on small commercial lunar landers by the end of the year and start looking …
Dawn to fly closer to Ceres than ever in mission’s final phase
NASA’s Dawn mission to the main asteroid belt, granted a second extended mission earlier this year, will end later next year after a final set of close-up observations of the dwarf planet Ceres.
JPL moves ahead with Mars and Europa missions despite funding uncertainty
The director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said his center is pressing ahead with work on current and proposed missions to Mars and Europa despite ongoing debates on Capitol Hill about funding some of those missions.
Shatner stops by GEOINT 2017, pitches NASA TV program
Best known for his role on Star Trek, William Shatner wants to feature the next generation of NASA scientists.
NASA’s Jaw-dropping Pumpkin Lab — JPL marks Halloween with carving contest
Between the flying spaceships, game of Pac-Man, dry ice, and blinking lights, NASA's pumpkin carvings are a bit more elaborate than what you typically see around Halloween.
Juno on track for July 4 arrival at Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is set to enter orbit around Jupiter late July 4, project managers said June 30, as the agency also announced an unusual partnership with a major corporation to support public outreach related to the mission.
Watkins named next JPL director
An engineer and scientist who spent more than two decades working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before leaving in 2015 will return in July as its new director, the center announced May 2.
NASA pressing ahead with studies of a Europa lander
Despite what a key member of Congress called a “very disappointing” budget request, NASA is taking steps to develop a lander that could accompany an orbiter mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
