Caltech / JPL
Caltech manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory under FFRDC agreement. JPL is NASA's primary center for robotic planetary exploration. Contract awards appear under 'California Institute of Technology' in USASpending records.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Contract Award | $11.2M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Contract Award | $28.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
| Apr 08, 2026 | Contract Award | $8.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Contract Award | $6.8M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Contract Award | $7.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| May 03, 2026 | NASASpaceFlight | SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Apr 28, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $3.0M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for JPL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LUNAR MICROWAVE ACTIVE PASSIVE SPECTROMETER (44-232126) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $11.2M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for SOUTH POLE SEISMIC STATION (SPSS) (40-232473) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $28.0M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for JPL LUNAR DRONES (54-232663) |
| Apr 08, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $8.0M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for JPL BUILDING 230 REPLACE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR 1A & 2A |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Caltech official site — confirms operational management of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and SPHEREx / Mars Sample Return programs.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
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