The current contract with Caltech ends in 2028.
NASA is opening up bids for who will run the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) once the contract with Caltech expires in 2028. This is a pretty big deal, as Caltech has run the program since its founding in 1936. The JPL actually predates NASA by over two decades.
This doesn’t mean that Caltech is getting shut out. It just means that NASA is looking into other options. The agency issued a notice to solicit responses from any interested parties, as “the rapid growth of the US space economy indicates there may now be a viable competitive market.”
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