JPL
JPL, or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center focused on robotic space missions. Based in Pasadena, California, it is managed by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under contract with NASA.
Founded in 1939 as part of Caltech's Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, JPL began as a center for rocket
Notable missions include the Voyager probes, which explored the outer planets and continue to return data from
JPL's capabilities encompass spacecraft engineering and integration, mission operations, and science data analysis, as well as
The laboratory collaborates with NASA centers, universities, international partners, and industry on current and future missions,