Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges | October 15, 2025

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24 at 7:30 a.m. EDT.

Scientists and engineers at Johns Hopkins APL are applying artificial intelligence and robotics to dramatically accelerate the process of designing, testing and optimizing metallic components for the defense industrial base.

A Lab team has developed a framework for standardizing alerts transmitted by cybersecurity systems defending critical infrastructure, dramatically improving the efficiency with which they respond to potential attacks.

IMAP will study the heliosphere, the Sun’s magnetic bubble that shields our solar system, and develop a better understanding of space weather. Equipped with advanced sensors and detectors, the spacecraft will sample, analyze and map particles streaming toward Earth from the edges of our solar system and beyond.

APL plays a crucial role in helping the United States anticipate, counter, and prevail against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats. Learn more in the latest issue of the Technical Digest.

The Submarine Technology Symposium (STS) is a classified three-day conference scheduled for May 5 to 7, 2026, sponsored by Commander, Submarine Forces, presented by the Naval Submarine League and hosted by APL in Laurel, Maryland. The annual event features speakers from senior levels of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy and U.S. government, and draws roughly 700 attendees representing the submarine force, defense industry, acquisition and research communities.

The 2025 Cislunar Security Conference (CLSC) will be held Dec. 2 to 4 at APL in Laurel, Maryland. CLSC, hosted annually by APL, is the largest cislunar-specific event in the nation, drawing together hundreds of professionals from government, defense, intelligence, industry and academia to discuss critical issues in the space domain. This year's conference will drive discussions on enhancing collaboration between government agencies and industry partners, the consequences of space as a warfighting domain that extends beyond geostationary orbit, and establishing a robust technology foundation to ensure access to the cislunar domain. U.S. citizenship is required to participate in this event.

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