NASA and SpaceX are now targeting as soon as September 2025 for the launch of the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and ...

Dr. Richard Danzig has been a consultant to US intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense on national security issues. He served as the seventy-first secretary of the Navy from November 1998 ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Intuitive Machines Inc., of Houston, have signed a cooperation agreement to partner on providing safe, secure and reliable ...

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 ...

A Robust Retirement Plan We contribute up to 10.5% of your pay to your retirement savings. The 10.5% includes a foundational APL contribution of 2.5% of your pay, plus matching contributions of $2 for ...

Dr. Patrick W. Binning is the mission area executive for National Security Space at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). In this role, he is responsible for APL programs that focus on ...

Dr. Bart Paulhamus is a principal staff researcher and chief of APL’s Intelligent Systems Center. The goal of the center is to conduct pioneering research with mission intent. Recognizing that ...

APL Senior Fellows are distinguished experts in national security and space who work together with technical experts at the Laboratory to better inform technology and policy decisions made by U.S.

Dr. Nour Rawafi is an astrophysicist and the project scientist for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission, which launched in 2018. Dr. Rawafi’s research encompasses a wide range of solar and heliospheric ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is a secure facility, operating under Department of Defense regulations for restricted entry. All visits must be preapproved via written request and ...

Dr. Joan Hoffmann is the exploration program area manager and program manager for Alternative Computing Paradigms in APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Mission Area. She is responsible for ...

Dr. Jacob Lustig-Yaeger’s research revolves around the characterization of terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres and their surfaces. Using atmospheric radiative transfer models and telescope instrument ...