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The 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention
The annual International Mars Society Convention brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and…
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.
NASA Lab Partners with Startup To Detect Wildfires from Space
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced plans Nov. 19 to work with two companies to develop a constellation of satellite sensors to provide early detection of wildfires.
NASA Could Reboot Balky SMAP Radar In ‘Late August’
One of the two main science instruments on NASA’s $915 million Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft remains out of action more than a month after abruptly switching off, but engineers believe they are getting closer to diagnosing the problem.
VIDEO | JPL’s Mars Parachute Test
The Hispasat telecommunications satellite has suffered an anomaly in its power system but is stable in orbit.
U.S. Government Shutdown | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Remains Open, For Now
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — which is run by California Insitute of Technology employees, not federal civil servants — has temporarily dodged the government-shutdown bullet, ensuring that several major robotic space missions — at least for the immediate future — continue regular operations as other NASA centers shut their doors to all but a small number of “essential” personnel.
Former JPL Boss, Planetary Society Founder Murray Dies
Murray ran JPL from 1976 to 1982.
James To Become Next JPL Deputy Director
Air Force Lt. Gen. Larry James will become the next deputy director of NASA’s JPL in August, succeeding retiring deputy director Eugene Tattini.
Profile | Eugene Tattini, Deputy Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Budget pressures have forced NASA and its traditional go-to-center, JPL, to shelve more-ambitious efforts to cache martian samples for eventual return to Earth and to orbit Europa, the jovian moon that has intrigued scientists and dreamers for decades.
