Technology Transfer Contact:

Mr. Arif Husain

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

4800 Oak Grove Drive

M/S (180-800C)

Pasadena, CA 91109

818-354-4862 Fax: 818-393-3160

Email: ahusain@nmo.jpl.nasa.gov

Home Page: http://technology.jpl.nasa.gov/

Success Stories: http://technology.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news_index.html

About
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a major national laboratory, with an obligation to serve society by providing significant technological innovations where our special skills can make a contribution. JPL technology research programs enrich the success of space missions. Besides this work for NASA, we also conduct a wide range of activities for other sponsoring organizations. The American public and U.S. industry greatly benefit from JPL developed technologies that are transferred into healthcare, the environment, education, communications, transportation, computers and other fields.

Background
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been a NASA Field Center since NASA was created in 1958. JPL, an operating division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), performs research, development and related activities for NASA. The people of JPL share a common objective: research and development in the national interest.

Mission
Three characteristics shape JPL's philosophy, mission and goals: As part of Caltech, JPL pursues the highest standards of scientific and engineering achievement. Excellence, objectivity and integrity are the guiding principles. As NASA's lead center for unmanned exploration of the solar system, JPL directs unmanned planetary missions for the United States. JPL helps the US solve technological problems and performs research, development and spaceflight activities for NASA and other agencies.

Areas of Expertise

• Solid state electronics
• Detector Systems
• Opto-Electronics
• Optics
• Optical and Digital Image Processing
• Telecommunications
• Concurrent and parallel computers
• Fault tolerant computers
• Neural Networks
• Real-time systems
• Information system architecture and engineering
• Autonomous systems
• Energy conservation, storage and power
• Chemical systems and processes
• Materials
• Mechanical and Thermal Systems
• Control systems, applications, analysis and design
• Propulsion
• Astrodynamics and spaceflight navigation
• Operations Technology
• Integration and Test Engineering
• Mission Design
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental compatibility engineering
• Reliability engineering
• Spacecraft and space instrument system safety
• Aerospace nuclear safety and launch approval engineering
• Metrology

Facilities and Resources
JPL occupies approximately 165 acres of land at the central laboratory as well as several off-site facilities. Approximately 190 separate buildings house laboratories that support every facet of the development of unmanned spacecraft existing at the central laboratory facility. Over 5500 persons are currently employed in the pursuit of the laboratory efforts. Laboratories are generally available to US private sector interests on a non-interference basis with ongoing mission activities. A first-come, first-served uniform treatment of private US interests prevails for the limited laboratory resources on a cost-reimbursable basis.

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