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Press Release
Apr 29, 2015
APL Recognizes Top Inventions, Innovations and Publications
A technology for promoting nerve growth that significantly advances prosthetic devices was selected as The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Invention of the Year.
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Press Release
Apr 29, 2015
NASA’s New Horizons Detects Surface Features, Possible Polar Cap on Pluto
For the first time, images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are revealing bright and dark regions on the surface of faraway Pluto — the primary target of the New Horizons close flyby in mid-July.
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Press Release
Apr 21, 2015
APL Scientists and Spacecraft Engineers Join Astronomy Day Celebration at Robinson Nature Center
Space scientists and engineers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will share the latest findings and discoveries about current NASA missions to Mercury and Pluto during Astronomy Day at Robinson Nature Center.
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Press Release
Apr 20, 2015
ORS CubeSats Close Out a Successful Test
After 18 months in orbit — months longer than typical for spacecraft in their class — the twin ORS Tech 1 and 2 CubeSats recently completed their final trip into Earth’s atmosphere.
![Artist's rendering of the MESSENGER spacecraft.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20150416_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 16, 2015
NASA Celebrates MESSENGER Mission Prior to Surface Impact of Mercury
NASA’s highly successful MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is coming to the end of its operations.
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Press Release
Apr 10, 2015
Nothing but Helium: Correction Maneuver Puts MESSENGER Right on Course
The MESSENGER team is pulling out all the stops to give the spacecraft life far beyond its original design.
![Artist rendering of Solar Probe Plus](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20150408_ObservingSun.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 8, 2015
NASA Gives Green Light for Johns Hopkins APL to Begin Building Solar Probe Plus Spacecraft
NASA’s Solar Probe Plus mission — which will fly closer to the Sun than any spacecraft has before — reached a major milestone last month when it successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR).
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Press Release
Mar 26, 2015
APL Space Scientist Receives National Air and Space Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Trophy
Stamatios “Tom” Krimigis, who for 45 years has pioneered the exploration of our solar system and beyond while at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, has received the 2015 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Lifetime Achievement, the museum’s highest honor.
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Press Release
Mar 24, 2015
Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Baltimore-Washington Space Apps Challenge, April 11–12
The 2015 Baltimore-Washington Space Apps Challenge will host teams of creative technology enthusiasts on April 11–12 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.
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Press Release
Mar 19, 2015
College Teams Attempt to Stay “On Track” Against Cyberattacks at 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, March 26–28
College students from 10 mid-Atlantic schools will defend a virtual mass transportation computer system against full-scale cyberattacks at the 10th Annual National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.