Dr. Richard Cartwright is keenly interested in understanding the compositional and geological links between the surfaces, atmospheres, and interiors of icy bodies. He is also interested in determining ...

Farrah O’Colman is the operations executive for the Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). In this role, she leads the business, ...

Producing high-performance titanium alloy parts — whether for spacecraft, submarines or medical devices — has long been a slow, resource-intensive process. Even with advanced metal 3D-printing ...

The EZIE team received signals from the mission’s three satellites confirming they are in good health and operating as expected. Under the nighttime California sky, NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has appointed Dennis Woodfork to lead its National Security Space Mission Area. Charged with developing advanced solutions to ...

A signature facility on the campus of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is playing a pivotal role for one of NASA’s most critical initiatives. Dating back to the ...

A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is creating an artificial intelligence-driven capability that automates much of the work that goes into designing, ...

The Research and Exploratory Development (RED) Mission Area is Johns Hopkins APL’s research engine. We conduct pioneering research targeting game-changing breakthroughs to benefit national security ...

The Intelligent Systems Center (ISC) leverages APL’s broad expertise across national security, space exploration, and health to fundamentally advance the use of intelligent systems for our nation’s ...

General David Berger served as the 38th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. Throughout his 42 years of service with the Marines, he led strategic operations and commanded the 3rd ...

APL is located in Laurel, Maryland, situated between Baltimore and Washington, DC, and near I-95. Our main campus spans nearly 461 acres and is home to more than 20 major buildings, as well as a ...

Since the dawn of the Space Age, APL has expanded the frontiers of space science and technology. We took the first picture of Earth from space, invented satellite navigation, dispatched spacecraft ...