The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) associated with Johns Hopkins University. It serves as a crucial technical resource for the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and other government entities, engaging in space science and spacecraft construction. APL has designed, built, and operated over 70 spacecraft, including missions like the New Horizons probe to Pluto, the Parker Solar Probe, and the DART mission; partners include NASA, ESA, and the U.S. Space Force. Associated keywords: space exploration, spacecraft design, planetary defense, NASA missions, and space technology.
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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will manage the CINEMA mission, provide critical instrumentation, and integrate the payload.
PExT was developed in collaboration with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program manages the PExT initiative in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
Test data from Johns Hopkins APL was uploaded to InmarsatF1, acquired by PExT, and relayed to TDRS-12 in near real-time.
Magdalena T. Bogacz is a Professor of Military and Security Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
The Virginia launch included a federal payload developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and multiple secondary payloads by federal and industry partners.
After the flight, it was reported that a key government payload developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and several secondary payloads from federal government and industry partners were deployed to test key technologies for missile defense.
The primary payload for the HASTE mission was developed by the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
BARD was launched in July of 2025 as a commercial mission from York in collaboration with NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
The BARD spacecraft was launched in July 2025 as a commercial mission by York in partnership with NASA's SCaN Program and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Joseph Silk is a professor of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University and a researcher at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris and Sorbonne University.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, built the IMAP spacecraft and will manage the mission.
Parker Solar Probe checked in with flight controllers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Sept. 18, transmitting a beacon tone indicating its systems were operating normally.
Johns Hopkins APL manages Parker Solar Probe for NASA and designed, built, and operates the mission.
Dragonfly is a nuclear-powered, car-sized rotorcraft built at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) that will explore Saturn's moon Titan over a three-year mission.
APL delivered the Frontier radios, compact software-defined devices that can support deep-space telecommunications with lower power demands, and have been proven across multiple NASA missions.
Daniel Deudney is a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
The L'LORRI camera system provided by the Applied Physics Laboratory will be used during the flyby.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is providing one of the science instruments for Canada’s rover mission, with support from NASA.
Under the agreement, Johns Hopkins University APL intends to collaborate with Intuitive Machines to explore potential hardware applications beneficial to the United States.