NASA JPL
- Verified Company
- Sources Available
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1936
- Robots
- 4
- Technologies
- 8
- Latest robot
- —
- Headquarters
- Pasadena, California, United States
Website www.jpl.nasa.gov/
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — planetary robotics and deep-space exploration systems.
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Specs, history, and the robots shaping this company.
Profile
Company profile
Who they are and how they got here.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (managed for NASA by Caltech) has been the nerve center of planetary robotics — from Sojourner to Curiosity and Perseverance — proving that machines can explore worlds humans cannot yet reach.
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Mission & vision
What they’re building toward.
Mission
Enable robotic exploration of the solar system through spacecraft, rovers, and autonomy that survive extreme environments.
Vision
A solar system mapped and sampled by durable robots that expand what science can touch.
Track record
Key achievements
Milestones already on the board.
- Landed and operated Mars rovers including Curiosity and Perseverance
- Pioneered autonomous navigation and sample-handling on planetary surfaces
- Delivered deep-space missions that redefined remote robotics
Details
Facts & partnerships
Quick context for the dossier.
Interesting facts
- Based in Pasadena, California · Caltech-managed FFRDC
- Founded 1936 as a rocket research group
- Home of Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 robotics
Major partnerships
- NASA centers and international space agencies
- Caltech academic research programs
Ahead
Future roadmap
Where the company is pointed next.
Advance Mars sample return robotics, lunar autonomy, and next-generation planetary mobility.
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