Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) [NASA]

Federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in the city of Pasadena in California owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft and conducting Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating the NASA Deep Space Network

Civilian Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/