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Press Release
Apr 6, 2018
NASA’s Mission to Touch the Sun Arrives in the Sunshine State
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its launch to the Sun, scheduled for July 31, 2018.
![Send Your Name to the Sun](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_Send_Name_to_Sun.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 7, 2018
Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard Parker Solar Probe
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — designed, built and managed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) — will launch in summer 2018 and travel to our star on a historic mission to “touch the Sun.” Now you can get on board and be a part of this voyage of extreme exploration.
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Press Release
Mar 6, 2018
Former Air Force Undersecretary and Acting Secretary Lisa Disbrow Joins Johns Hopkins APL as a Senior Fellow
Former U.S. Air Force Undersecretary and Acting Secretary Lisa Disbrow has joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, as a Senior Fellow.
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Press Release
Mar 5, 2018
From Advances in Health Care Tech to Touching the Sun, APL Experts Bring Innovation to 2018 South by Southwest
Engineers and scientists from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will discuss their innovative work on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and health care technology advances at 2018’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival, held March 9–18 in Austin, Texas.
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Press Release
Mar 1, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL to Host ‘Girl Power’ STEM Event on March 11
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will host “Girl Power,” a free opportunity for elementary and middle school girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), on Sunday, March 11, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on APL’s campus in Laurel, Maryland.
![Retinitis Pigmentosa](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_APL_Retinal_Prosthetics.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 23, 2018
APL Retinal Prosthetics Tech Offers Blind Patients a New Outlook
One in 4,000 people suffer from retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a genetic disorder that leads to loss of cells in the retina and progressive loss of vision.
![Parker Solar Probe](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20180222_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 22, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL Named as One of Fast Company’s 2018 ‘Most Innovative Companies’
For creating the first-ever spacecraft designed to fly through the inferno of the Sun’s corona, APL has earned a place as one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Space for 2018.
![The APL Satellite Communications Facility team](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20180221_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 21, 2018
Satellite Hunters: Applied Physics Lab Engineers Find a Lost NASA Spacecraft
Back in December 2005, NASA’s Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) spacecraft went silent, abruptly ending a magnetosphere and aurora research mission that had contributed much to studies of the Sun-Earth connection.
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Press Release
Feb 19, 2018
APL Develops and Licenses Safe Explosive Training Aid for Canines
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, have successfully developed and licensed a safer training aid to improve canine detection of homemade peroxide explosives.
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Press Release
Feb 18, 2018
David Taubenheim Named LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year
David Taubenheim, an electrical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been named the LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals.