NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Employee Directory
Defense and Space ManufacturingCalifornia, United States5001-10000 Employees
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center formed in 1936 and based in Pasadena, California, operated for NASA by the California Institute of Technology. It joined NASA as an FFRDC when the agency was founded in 1958. JPL conducts planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy, and technology development, turning scientific inquiries into space missions and solving technical and scientific problems of national significance. The organization's work supports NASA's programs and national needs through collaboration and program execution across its focus areas. In 2026, JPL announced a partnership with Firefly Aerospace to physically build prototype flyers, reflecting ongoing collaboration with industry partners to advance mission hardware.