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APL has earned a 2026 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award from the U.S. government for its commitment to hiring and supporting veterans.

Former Chief of Naval Operations retired Adm. Gary Roughead has been appointed chair of APL’s Board of Managers, succeeding Ms. Heather Miller, who served as Board chair for the past five years. Additional Board changes include the addition of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel and the Hon. Christopher Scolese, and the departure of the Hon. Stephen Hadley.

You may never soar under the clouds or over the organic sands of Saturn’s moon Titan, but your name can. NASA is inviting the public to send their names aboard the Dragonfly rotorcraft and be part of the first science mission to fly and explore the surface of another world.

APL researchers are developing OsteoSEE, an ultrasound-based technology that uses surface acoustic waves to detect early-stage tibial stress fractures, with the potential to support earlier intervention for military personnel and others at risk of overuse injuries.

The APL-developed MEGANE spectrometer will help scientists investigate the origins of the Red Planet’s small potato-shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos.