Is JPL public or private?
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by Caltech. It is a unique national research facility that carries out robotic space and Earth science missions. Many JPL employees live in Altadena and Pasadena.Nowadays, most of the 168 acres (68 ha) of the U. S. NASA property that makes up the JPL campus is located in La Cañada Flintridge. Despite this, JPL still uses a Pasadena address (4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109) as its official mailing address.
What are JPL employees?
JPL is a unique collaboration between NASA and Caltech. We are funded by the space agency to serve the space program and national interests, while staffed and managed by one of the world’s premier academic Institutions. This synergy offers unique opportunities and benefits. JPL is one of ten NASA centers and is a FFRDC. Here’s the standard phrase: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is operated by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).
Is JPL in trouble?
JPL laid off 550 employees Tuesday — the fourth round in a series of layoffs that cut a quarter of employees over two years. With Congress cutting the lab’s flagship Mars mission, morale within the lab is slumping. JPL, which relies on contracts for big missions, has few major projects in the pipeline. In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate size to ensure future success. As part of this effort, JPL is undergoing a realignment of its workforce, including a reduction in staff.