Physical Science Laboratory
With over 70 years in the aerospace domain, PSL today is a multi-disciplined, aerospace and defense-oriented scientific and technical organization with over 150 staff members, many with unique subject matter expertise. PSL staff are primarily applied Hardware & Software experts with a variety of engineering, software, technologists, and scientists focused on user needs and have access to on-campus faculty.
PSL is a world recognized leader in sub-orbital platforms, information modeling for predictive decision making, specialized intelligence, community support, Unmanned Aircraft Systems testing and integration advanced NASA scientific exploration and experimentation, homeland security sensing and detection technologies, and advanced weapons and countermeasures development and testing. Computational thinking and problem solving are at the core of all of PSL’s research and development efforts. These provide the foundation for field support and operations. As distinguished by its numerous scientific and technical contributions, loyal customers, expert staff and student employees, PSL continues to incorporate ongoing R&D and technical expertise into providing successful real world application solutions in the 21st century.