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December 16, 2008 Students Zoom Aerial Cars in Engineering ContestTwenty-four student teams and six JPL employees raced their hand-built aerial cars in the 11th annual Invention Challenge held Friday, Dec. 12. |
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October 31, 2008 NASA Chooses Small-Business Innovation ProposalsNASA has selected 142 proposals for possible contract awards in its Small Business Innovation Research program. JPL is providing technical oversight for 19 of these projects to develop technology for future missions. |
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October 30, 2008 NASA to Hold Small Business SymposiumNASA will host the inaugural Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 17-18 in Washington, DC. |
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September 25, 2008 Summer Interns: In Their Own WordsMore than 300 high school and college interns worked at JPL this summer in areas such as robotic hardware systems and nano- and micro-systems. New web videos profile two of the students. |
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August 20, 2008 Young Thinkers Get to Tinker at JPLMore than 300 students have swelled JPL's ranks this summer, hailing from high schools, community colleges, four-year universities and graduate schools across the country. |
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July 16, 2008 JPL Enters the BlogosphereA new JPL blog features scientists and engineers who will offer insights into their areas of expertise - ranging from Mars, Saturn and other solar system bodies to the universe beyond. Topics closer to home, like climate change, will also be discussed. Public comments are welcome. |
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June 13, 2008 Moses Lake Part of Athlete TrainingJPL's Athlete (All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) participated in NASA testing of future moon systems at Moses Lake, Washington. The two-week long trial concluded today (June 13). |
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May 14, 2008 Latino JPL Engineers To Inspire Students in WebcastSix JPL engineers are included in a live Webcast about engineering opportunities in the space program on Thursday, May 15. |
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May 5, 2008 Santa Monica High Wins National Science BowlSanta Monica High School has won the National Science Bowl in Washington. This is the first time the winner of JPL's regional Science Bowl has also placed first in the national competition. |
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May 2, 2008 New Image Gallery Has an Eye for BeautyJPL's new online Space Gallery captures the beauty of Earth, the solar system and the universe in a single web site. Features include a scrollable image navigation and a toggle to see slide shows. |
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April 22, 2008 JPL Invites Public to Open HouseAt this free, all-day event on May 3 and 4, visitors can watch 700-pound robots glide under artificial stars in JPL's Robodome and get an up-close view of full-scale models of Mars rovers. |
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April 10, 2008 NASA Technologies Enter Space Technology Hall of FameThe Space Foundation today is inducting three NASA-developed technologies into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. |
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April 9, 2008 JPL Wins Award From U.S. Small Business AdministrationThe U.S. Small Business Administration has named JPL as the winner of its 2008 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in the research and development category. |
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March 24, 2008 High-Schoolers Go Into Overdrive at FIRST Robotics CompetitionFifty-two teams from high schools in Southern California, Arizona and New Hampshire competed in the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition last Friday and Saturday. |
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March 12, 2008 Researchers Flex Artificial MusclesScientific researchers from around the world made a robotic fish swim, a synthetic flower bloom, and a giant metallic blimp fly using artificial muscles at an annual conference. |
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Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Discovery |
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Rover Naming Contest |
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To Go Where No Spacecraft Has Gone Before |
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Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming |
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Kepler Spacecraft Ready to Ship to Florida |
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