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Our Leadership News Women in Aerospace Lauds Johns Hopkins APL’s Mosavi-Hoyer for Outreach Leadership → Oct 10, 2023 Featured Missions As spaceflight pioneers with six decades of experience, APL has designed, built, and operated and led more than 70 spacecraft missions — including some of NASA ’ s most innovative and challenging missions over the past two decades. Explore All Missions Dragonfly Outer Moons Dragonfly is a NASA New Frontiers mission that will send a rotorcraft lander to explore the prebiotic chemistry and habitability of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Learn more...