Here, electrodes are attached to Buz Chmielewski’s head to prepare for a round of testing. APL demonstrated simultaneous control of two of the world’s most advanced Modular Prosthetic Limbs (MPLs) through a brain-machine interface that enables a person’s ability to “feel” brain stimulation delivered to both sides of the brain at the same time. DART would be NASA’s first mission to demonstrate what’s known as the kinetic impactor technique that involves striking an asteroid to shift its orbit and deflect it from Earth.Ĭyber Operations Mission – Shaping the future of warfare through cyber operations, this area focuses on assuring critical Department of Defense missions, delivering solutions to enable intelligence and military operations, and developing the systems that underpin operational capabilities in cyberspace and across the electromagnetic spectrum.įor the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), APL is developing mission concepts and integrating operational prototypes of visible light communications capabilities, helping DISA enhance data security and alleviate demands on the limited radio frequency (RF) spectrum. The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense - NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - is led by APL. APL played critical technical roles on the mission and is contributing two science instruments: the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding to measure the thickness of the ice that encases Europa and the Europa Imaging System, a high-resolution camera that will offer near-global and targeted coverage. NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will search for life in the solar system beyond Earth, exploring under the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa in 2022. (Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) The probe will travel through the Sun’s atmosphere, closer to the surface than any spacecraft before it, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions to provide humanity with the closest-ever observations of a star. The Parker Solar Probe - designed, built, and managed for NASA by APL - is revolutionizing our understanding of the Sun. This mission will unlock mysteries of the Sun’s corona and solar wind and make critical contributions to our ability to forecast major space-weather events that impact life on Earth. The Parker Solar Probe - designed, built, and managed for NASA by APL - will swoop to within 4 million miles of the Sun’s surface, facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it. Work includes conducting research and space exploration development and application of space science, engineering, and technology and production of one-of-a-kind spacecraft, instruments, and subsystems. APL is the first organization to successfully operate such high-capacity FSO capability - up to 10 gigabits per second - on the move, on ships at sea, and in challenging near-shore environments.Ĭivil Space Mission – This area makes critical contributions to NASA and international missions to meet the challenges of space science. Technologies include a high-bandwidth free-space optical (FSO) communications system between two moving ships, proving operational utility of FSO technology in the maritime environment. and allied fleets and deployed forces from air and missile attack. (Credit: Johns Hopkins APL)Īir and Missile Defense – This research area creates advanced technologies to protect U.S. The flexible battery continues to power a load after being cut multiple times and immersed in synthetic sea water. Research Areas APL developed a new type of flexible lithium-ion battery that can operate under extreme conditions including cutting, submersion, and ballistic impact. Today, APL’s four main sponsored areas of work include air and missile defense, asymmetric operations, force projection, and space science. Independent research and development programs explore emerging technologies and concepts to address future national priorities. The lab’s scientists, engineers, and analysts serve as technical experts to the government, ensuring the reliability of complex technologies that safeguard our nation’s security and advance the frontiers of space. APL rapidly became a major contributor to advances in guided missiles and submarine technologies.įor more than 75 years, APL - located in Laurel, MD - has provided systems engineering and integration, technology research and development, and analysis. It was created as part of a federal government effort to mobilize scientific resources to address wartime challenges. Founded on March 10, 1942, the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University is the nation’s largest university-affiliated research center.
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