Gov entities / 23
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
| id | 23 |
|---|---|
| name | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| acronym | JPL |
| gov_entity_type | nasa_center |
| sponsoring_agency | NASA |
| managing_contractor | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| metro_area | Southern California |
| hq_city | La Cañada Flintridge |
| hq_state | CA |
| hq_country | US |
| description | NASA's planetary robotics and deep space exploration FFRDC. Managed by Caltech. Pasadena CA address (La Cañada Flintridge campus). Primar... |
| annual_budget_usd | 2400000000 |
| employees | 5500 |
| founded_year | 1936 |
| website | jpl.nasa.gov |
| has_tech_transfer | true |
| tt_office_name | — |
| sbir_active | true |
| annual_sbir_usd | — |
| spinout_count | — |
| focus_areas | ["planetary science", "robotics", "deep space", "Earth observation", "autonomous systems", "AI"] |
| data_confidence | user_provided |
| data_source | — |
| created_at | 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00 |
| updated_at | 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00 |
| region | West |
| secondary_metro | — |