2026 Heliophysics Technology Symposium

The 2026 HELIOTECH symposium, held in partnership with NASA Orbital Flight, forged new partnerships toward building foundations for the next generation of space weather and Heliophysics missions. The symposium took place August 31-September 4, 2026 at the John Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD.

View the JHU APL HELIOTECH2026 Event Website

View the event agenda (also downloadable as a PDF): 2026 HELIOTECH/Orbital Flight Agenda

Download all abstracts (presentations, posters): 2026 HELIOTECH/Orbital Flight Abstracts Book (PDF)

View citable records of talks and posters on zenodo: [coming soon!]

View recorded talks on YouTube: [coming soon]

Visit the TechLeap prize competition site: TechLeap Orbital Clarity Challenge

Event Committee

Sponsors

  • Roshanak Hakimzadeh, NASA HELIOTECH
  • Ennio Sanchez, NASA Orbital Flight

Science Organizing Committee

  • Steven Christe (Lead), NASA
  • Eliad Peretz, NASA
  • Ennio Sanchez, NASA
  • Nour E. Rawafi, JHU APL
  • James Mason, JHU APL
  • Julie Vievering, JHU APL
  • Hong Zhao, Auburn University
  • Eftyhia Zesta, NASA

Local Organizing Committee

  • Scott Schaire, NASA HESTO
  • Chris Fleming, ASRC HESTO
  • Christa Harmon, ASRC HESTO
  • Luis Santos, NASA H-FORT
  • Lisa McGee, JHU APL
  • Nour Rawafi, JHU APL
  • Holly Cook, JHU APL