NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

HESTO is proud to announce that NASA has launched the Orbital Clarity Challenge, the sixth opportunity in the NASA TechLeap Prize series. A collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, this challenge seeks to advance orbital drag measurement for safer, more predictable satellite flight paths. A …

2023 HESTO Annual Report

In 2020, NASA established the HEliophysics Strategic Technology Office (HESTO) to support and manage its Heliosphere Technology Program (HTP). Hosted at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), HESTO is tasked with facilitating HTP investments, nurturing project maturation, and promoting technology infusion toward furthering the greatest benefit to the science community. HESTO informs …