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NASA Calls on APL to "Catch" a Comet
The Laboratory is developing a payload and gondola for a balloon project to study Comet ISON later this year as the rare Oort Cloud comet sweeps through the solar system and around the Sun.
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Johns Hopkins APL Plays Key Role in Test of Second-Generation Aegis BMD Missile Defense System
An APL team was instrumental in planning and instrument development for the Flight Test Maritime-19, the third successful intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 Block IB and the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system.
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Scientists Shape First Global Topographic Map of Titan
Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn’s moon Titan, giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most interesting and Earthlike worlds in the solar system.
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APL Recognizes Top Inventions, Researchers and Papers
APL recently recognized its top inventions, publications and researchers from 2012 in its first spring Technical Achievement Awards ceremony, held May 1 in the Kossiakoff Center on the Laboratory's Laurel, Md., campus.
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Girl Power 2013 at APL
The annual "Girl Power" event attracted more than 1,100 middle and high school girls and their family members for a free introduction to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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APL Volunteers Prep Kids for College
APL's MESA College Prep Program, started by Laboratory engineers, supports students who have the desire and academic potential to attend college but lack the mentoring and resources to succeed. The program enters its fifth year with a need for more volunteers.
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