The South Pasadena Educational Foundation (SPEF) expects to provide more than $1 million in support to the South Pasadena Unified School District, marking a milestone for the nonprofit. SPEF President Rob Clyde said the achievement reflects decades of community investment in local public education. How does SPEF fund local schools? The foundation generates revenue through … Read more
A Historic Shift in NASA’s Management Strategy NASA’s decision to open the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) contract to competitive bidding marks a pivotal moment in the agency’s 68-year relationship with Caltech. For the first time since JPL’s inception in 1936, the management of the iconic facility will face external competition, signaling a broader push for … Read more
A New Era for JPL: Why NASA is Opening the Door to Competition For nearly seven decades, the relationship between NASA and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) regarding the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been one of the most stable partnerships in scientific history. Since the facility transitioned from the U.S. Army to NASA … Read more