Space Exploration Sector

People

Reaching Outer Space Starts With a Team That Goes Farther 

Imagine creating spacecraft and instruments that travel millions — sometimes billions — of miles to explore planets, moons, asteroids, and even the Sun. It’s what the people of APL get to do every day. And our success begins with our team’s passion and incomparable expertise. Meet the scientists, engineers, and other professionals who collaborate to expand humanity’s reach and knowledge.

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Terik Daly

Planetary Scientist; Planetary Impact Laboratory Manager
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Angela Dapremont

Planetary Geologist
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Mallory DeCoster

Planetary Scientist; Thermal Engineer; Remote Sensing Analyst
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Neil Dello Russo

Planetary Astronomer; Cometary Scientist; Molecular Spectroscopist
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Brett Denevi

Planetary Scientist
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Michelle Donegan

Space Environmental Effects Engineer
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Andrew Driesman

Andrew Driesman

Mission Area Executive, Civil Space Flight
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Carl Engelbrecht

Propulsion Engineer
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Robert Erlandson

Principal Staff Scientist
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Carolyn Ernst

Planetary Scientist
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Raymond Espiritu

PDS Archivist; Senior Software Developer
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Caleb Fassett

Caleb Fassett

Planetary Scientist
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Paul Finneran

Program Manager
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Rick Fitzgerald

Project Manager
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Samuel Fix

Software and Electronics Engineer
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