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Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first time
The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA's inception in 1958.
What happened
According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first time, The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA’s inception in 1958.
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Source
Primary source: Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first time via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first timeLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-22T23:53:46+00:00
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