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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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Larry Paxton

Larry Paxton

Aeronomer; Space Scientist
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Patrick Peplowski

Patrick Peplowski

Nuclear Physicist
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Steven Pereira

Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance
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Mark Perry

Mark Perry

Planetary Scientist
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Jeffrey Plescia

Geophysicist; Planetary Scientist
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Jamie Porter

Radiation Effects Engineer
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Tyler Powell

Tyler Powell

Planetary Scientist; Postdoctoral Fellow
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Parvathy Prem

Parvathy Prem

Planetary Scientist
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Nour Rawafi

Nour Rawafi

Astrophysicist
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Matthew Reinhart

Program Area Manager
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Edgard Rivera-Valentín

Planetary Scientist
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Andrew Rivkin

Andrew Rivkin

Planetary Astronomer
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James Roberts

Planetary Geophysicist
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Abigail Rymer

Space Physicist
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Robert Schaefer

Robert Schaefer

Aeronomer; Astrophysicist
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