Recent News and Press Releases
Press Release
Sep 10, 2024
NASA’s EZIE Mission Set for 2025 Launch
NASA’s first mission to image the magnetic fingerprint of the auroral electrojets is now on pace for launch in 2025.
Press Release
Sep 10, 2024
Johns Hopkins APL Earns Sixth Straight Selection to Fast Company’s 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List
APL is the only organization to rank in the top 50 of the Best Workplaces for Innovators list since the award’s inception in 2019.
Press Release
Sep 5, 2024
U.S. Air Force, Johns Hopkins APL Hypersonic Experiment Soars and Collects Vital Data
The BOLT-1B experiment collected data about boundary layer transition (the flow of air around the skin of a hypersonic vehicle), which increases hypersonic vehicle drag and aerodynamic heating. That data will be used by researchers to validate new and more accurate modeling and prediction methods during the design of hypersonic vehicles.
News
Sep 4, 2024
3D-Printed Optical Waveguides Lay Groundwork for Next Generation of Microelectronics
Using aerosol jet printing, Johns Hopkins APL researchers printed optical waveguides that successfully used light to detect physical phenomena. This successful demonstration marks a significant step toward the next generation of electronic and optical integrated microsystems for a variety of applications.
News
Aug 28, 2024
Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Mounted and Ready for Journey to Jupiter
Gearing up for its scheduled launch this October, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has now been fitted with its solar array wings. Managed by Johns Hopkins APL and designed by Airbus Netherlands B.V., these colossal parts will have an equally giant role in harvesting vital light to power the spacecraft and its nine science instruments while in Jupiter’s dim environment.