NRL's WISPR: Providing Valuable Data to NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission
May 4, 2018The Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) is an instrument that is on the NASA's Parker Solar Probe. The Parker Solar probe is a revolutionary mission, which will go deep in the heart of the sun's corona. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman of the Strategic Communications Office.
Vanguard 60th Anniversary: A Look Back
March 15, 2018Launched by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, March 17, 1958, Test Vehicle 4 (TV4), better known as Vanguard I, was the second satellite launched by the U.S., the first successful satellite of the Vanguard series, and the first satellite to use solar cell power. It is the oldest satellite still orbiting the Earth More
Produced and Edited by James Marshall, Strategic Communications Office
Wave-Ice Modeling
February 7, 2018The Naval Research Laboratory's Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch performs basic and applied research in computer modeling of ocean hydro/thermodynamics (i.e., ocean circulation and density structure), modeling of ice dynamics, computational numerical techniques, data assimilation, and the analysis of satellite oceanographic data as related to the development of modeling and data assimilation capabilities. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman of the Office of Strategic Communications
NRL's Sediment Dynamic Section
August 18, 2017NRL's Sediment Dynamic Section's mission is to make predictions of the subaqueous environment for the Navy and exploit these predictions to improve underwater acoustic communications, improve the ability to find buried objects and the Navy's capacity to put troops on the beach. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman Strategic Communications Office
NRL Highlights Radar Accomplishments during Midway 75th Anniversary
June 4, 2017This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which is believed by many to be the turning point of World War II in the Pacific theater, and one of the seminal events in our Navy’s history. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman Strategic Communications Office
Rechargeable 3-D Zinc Battery
June 3, 2017Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Chemistry Division have developed a safer alternative to fire-prone lithium-ion batteries, which were recently banned for some applications on Navy ships and other military platforms. More
Produced by NRL Technical Information Services Branch
The Carruther's Tribute
June 1, 2017This year is the 45th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 16, which featured the Naval Research Laboratory's Dr. George Carruthers and his achievements in space science and his work related to the Apollo missions. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman edited by James Marshall, Strategic Communications Office
Blossom Point Tracking Facility
August 23, 2016The Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides engineering and operational support to several complex space systems for the Navy and other sponsors. BPTF is the nation’s first satellite command and control facility, established in 1956. More
Produced by Jonathan Sunderman Strategic Communications Office
Direct Drive Inertial Fusion
September 11, 2015Scientists and engineers in the Plasma Physics Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the advanced technologies necessary for clean, abundant energy based on inertial fusion using the electron beam-pumped Nike krypton fluoride (KrF) laser. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the facility routinely conducts experiments in support of inertial confinement fusion, laser-matter interactions, and high energy density physics. More
Produced by NRL Plasma Physics Division and World Energy Television