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Register now: 2025 HELIOTECH and Suborbital Symposium

by Chris Flemingnews June 25, 2025July 17, 2025No Comments

Registration is open for NASA’s joint 2025 HELIOTECH and Suborbital Symposium, hosted in Laurel, Maryland at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and online via ZoomGov. This FREE week-long event will be held September 8-12, 2025, and includes options for onsite, virtual, and hybrid attendance. Register here: https://hesto.jhuapl.edu/. The goal of the joint …

A New Hybrid System Could Enable Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems to Perform Scientific Measurements

by Steve Christenews June 18, 2025June 23, 2025No Comments

The project of our PI, Dr. Mark Moldwin, was featured as a NASA SMD highlight!

2024 Annual Heliophysics Technology Report Released!

by Steve Christenews March 5, 2025March 13, 2025No Comments

We are thrilled to present our 2024 Heliophysics Technology Annual Report, showcasing HESTO’s pivotal investments in advancing Heliophysics technology. This report includes the results of our Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science (H-TIDeS) and Heliophysics Flight Opportunities Studies (H-FOS) programs. We are also pleased to introduce the recipients of our 2024 awards, who will …

2024 State-of-the-Art of Small Spacecraft Technology Released

by Steve Christenews February 25, 2025February 27, 2025No Comments

The 2024 NASA State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology report has been released. This report updates the 2023 report. This new edition features updates for hosted payload services (see Platforms chapter); Orbital Maneuvering/Transport Vehicle services (see Integration, Launch, Deployment, and Orbital Transport chapter); Formation Flying and Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (see Guidance, Navigation, and Control chapter); and passive and …

Advancing Swarm or Distributed Mission Concepts with Starling

by Steve Christenews January 31, 2025February 24, 2025No Comments

The latest Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics points to the need for swarm or constellation missions, and NASA’s Starling mission is leading the way. NASA Starling is a technology demonstration to investigate constellation mission design, including cooperation between elements, or nodes, of a constellation. Funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), Starling …

Inaugural Planetary Science Technology Symposium to take place Oct-21 to 24, 2024 at NASA Glenn Research Center

by Steve Christenews August 26, 2024August 29, 2024No Comments

Quickly following the Heliophysics Technology Symposium this year is the Planetary Science Technology Symposium. The NASA Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO) invites its awardees and members of the public to participate in the Inaugural Planetary Science Technology Symposium. Attendees will encounter the latest advances in NASA-funded technology for Planetary Science, including: remote and in-situ …

Registration for the 2024 Heliophysics Technology Symposium is open!

by Steve Christeevent, news April 25, 2024No Comments

Read more about the event in our events page and don’t forget to register! The meeting will be hybrid and space may be limited for in-person attendance as well as time for presentations.

2023 HESTO Annual Report

by Roshanak Hakimzadehnews February 9, 2024May 7, 2024No Comments

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 …

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