Spotlight: JPL, Jacobs to Commercialize Space Technology

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will work with Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to commercialize cutting-edge technologies in its latest attempt to give space technology down-to-Earth value. No specific deals were mentioned. Jacobs specializes in building industrial plants and cleaning up chemical contamination. Jacobs will look at such things as infrared imaging to detect pollutants, advanced mapping to choose plant sites, ground-penetrating radar and fuel-cell-powered generators.