Events at AGU2024
Some events/panels that may be of interest to our technologists at the Fall AGU 2024 meeting. Look forward to another post where we will list talks at AGU from our PIs.
SBIR Ask-me-anything scheduled for the week of December 9, 2024
To help the community of small businesses and research institutions preparing for the upcoming 2025 SBIR/STTR Solicitations, NASA will hold a series of Ask Me Anything webinars the week of December 9, 2024. These webinars will include live Q&As with Subject Matter Experts to introduce the research subtopics and help people prepare to submit a …
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H-TPAG Survey Report has been released!
The first public report of the H-TPAG is now available on their website. This report concerns a survey that they sent out to past and current PIs to get feedback on a variety of subjects regarding HESTO as well as technology funding. Responses to the findings of the analysis group are also included in this …
Thank You All for a Great 2024 Symposium!
We want to thank everyone for attending and presenting at HESTO’s second annual Symposium, HELIOTECH2024! We had a total of 41 speakers at this event, with about 45 people attending in person and more than 150 attending remotely over the two days of the event. All slide decks are now available through links on the …
Introducing the First HESTO Pathfinder
The Technology program’s new Pathfinder project has the goal of helping technologies cross the critical gap between early-stage concepts and flight demonstration. Pathfinder will do this by investing in mature and existing technology projects that have an identified flight opportunity. In the first Pathfinder, the University of Iowa will flight demonstrate next-generation magnetometer technologies. Prof. …
Inaugural Planetary Science Technology Symposium to take place Oct-21 to 24, 2024 at NASA Glenn Research Center
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 …
2024 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections Announced
On June 7, 2024, NASA selected Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards from 299 proposals submitted by small businesses across the country. The following projects are relevant to Heliophysics. For more information about these projects, contact the PI company directly. Project Principal Investigator Company Description An Advanced Surface Flux Transport Model for Space …
Registration for the 2024 Heliophysics Technology Symposium is open!
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
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 …
2023 HTIDeS and HFOS Selections
A total 25 HTIDeS proposals and 5 HFOS proposals were reviewed. We selected 6 HTIDeS and 1 HFOS project for an acceptance rate of 24% and 17% respectively. We are pleased to announce the following projects that were selected. Hybrid AC/DC Magnetometer with Attitude Determination and Control System 23-HTIDS23-0001 ITD Dr. Mark Moldwin (University of Michigan), …