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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Johns Hopkins University awarded Deployable Space Systems a contract in 2018 to produce ROSAs for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirect Test, scheduled to launch in 2021.
The EM Field experiment by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab will observe and collect data on electromagnetic fields around New Shepard during launch.