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
CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 01, 2026 | Contract Award | $600.0M | NASA | High |
| May 29, 2026 | Contract Award | $6.9M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
| May 27, 2026 | Contract Award | $234.0M | NASA, Blue Origin | High |
| May 26, 2026 | Contract Award | $4.4M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Low |
| May 20, 2026 | Contract Award | $1.5M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Medium |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $10.0M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for SUPPORT OF THE NASA HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT MISSION DIRECTORATE (HSMD) DEVELOPMENT OF... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | NASASpaceFlight | Crew-13 astronauts set for launch to ISS after weeks of delays |
| Sep 30, 2026 | NASASpaceFlight | Crew-13 astronauts launch to ISS after weeks of delays |
| Sep 29, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $1.2M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for DATA SCIENCE ANALYSIS ARCHITECTURES AND STANDARDS (52-233581) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $9.0M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF AN ADVANCED INFRARED SENSOR INSTRUMENT FOR MONITORIN... |
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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