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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

US
academicFounded 1942
Laurel, Maryland, United States
www.jhuapl.edu/
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Applied Research Associates Inc. was awarded a contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $4,000,000,000 for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Research and Development Directorate.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabOrg RelationshipJun 1, 2024Defense Threat Reduction Agency contracts for combating weapons of mass destruction

The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium 2024 Spring Meeting hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory was the venue where details about ispace-U.S.’s relay service were released.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2024ispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch of Data Relay Service Enabled by Two Relay Satellites

By 1961, APL had switched to a cylindrical design for Transit satellites, including Transit 4A and 4B.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2024Nuclear Transit: nuclear-powered navigation satellites in the early 1960s

The 5BN program was considered partially successful, leading APL to abandon radioisotope power sources for future designs.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2024Nuclear Transit: nuclear-powered navigation satellites in the early 1960s

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory reported that of the 1,000 near-Earth objects capable of global impact, only four could cause mass extinctions, and none is currently on track to do so.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralNov 20, 2023Why you should care about life beyond Earth

Ralph McNutt is the chief scientist for space science at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023Big rockets for big science?

The Space Force awarded a $10,000,000 contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to evaluate the software and cybersecurity of ground systems for a new classified satellite network.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative FinancialSep 26, 2023Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software

On 2023-09-26, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory was selected to assess the ground systems of the Evolved Strategic Satcom (ESS) satellites being developed for nuclear command, control, and communications.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2023Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software

Space Systems Command awarded a $10,000,000 University-Affiliated Research Center laboratory contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to ensure software and cyber best practices are adhered to in the GRIFFON ground segment.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2023Space Systems Command contracts Johns Hopkins University APL for nexgen protected strategic SATCOM GRIFFON mission support

Partnering with JHU/APL will provide the ESS program a test bed for prototypes and a pseudo production environment for analyzing agile software drops.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralSep 26, 2023Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory designed, built, and operates Parker Solar Probe and manages the mission for NASA.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2023Venus Flyby of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets Course for Record-Setting Flights Around the Sun

By January 1985, APL developed an interceptor based on a tactical missile radar seeker.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2023Smashing satellites as part of the Delta 180 Strategic Defense Initiative mission

The Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory provided technical support for the Strategic Defense Initiative after Reagan's announcement.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2023Smashing satellites as part of the Delta 180 Strategic Defense Initiative mission

By 1984, APL was tasked with investigating a near-term space intercept complying with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2023Smashing satellites as part of the Delta 180 Strategic Defense Initiative mission

APL's team was challenged to conduct an intercept test within one year under tight constraints.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2023Smashing satellites as part of the Delta 180 Strategic Defense Initiative mission

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, EO Vista, the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Southwest Research Institute won $800,000 contracts to perform definition-phase studies of the coronagraph for the NOAA Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 mission.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2023NASA awards contracts for NOAA coronagraph studies

Hundreds of organizations are part of APL’s Lunar Surface Innovations Consortium, providing NASA with access to those organizations.

Mentioned as: APLOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2022APL’s Future Vision: Q&A with Robert Braun

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads development of the Europa Clipper mission in partnership with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2022NASA Completes Testing of High-Gain Antenna that Will Orbit Jupiter's Moon

The Europa Clipper flight system designed, built, and tested by APL was the physically largest system ever built by APL.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralJun 8, 2022The main body of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is completed

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to commercialize small spacecraft telemetry and control radio technology.

Mentioned as: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LabNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2021Rocket Lab’s Exclusive License From Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory To Manufacture Space Radio Technology
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