The Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation – Neuromorphic (LARADO-N) mission, led by Andrew Nicholas from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 7, 2026, aboard Space Test Program S29A (STP-S29A) on a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket. LARADO-N (22 …
NASA’s SBIR/STTR Program has officially released the first three Phase I appendices for their Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). If you are looking to collaborate with small businesses or leverage external innovation to advance your technology goals, this is a prime opportunity to engage. While the structure of these solicitations looks a bit …
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NASA Heliophysics HESTO Program Manager, Scott Schaire, and Lead Scientist, Steven Christe, are in attendance this week at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in The Woodlands, Texas. For almost 60 years, LPSC has been convening the lunar and planetary science community to showcase the latest science, research, and discoveries in the field. We are …
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We are pleased to present this year’s Heliophysics Technology Annual Report, which highlights HESTO’s ongoing technology investments. HESTO facilitates NASA’s Heliosphere Technology Program (HTP) investments, nurtures project maturation, and promotes technology infusion toward furthering the greatest benefit to the science community and our nation. HESTO’s guiding vision is to inspire new realms of Heliophysics knowledge, …
A new National Academies report establishes searching for evidence of existing or past life on Mars as the top science priority for the first human mission to the red planet, alongside 10 other key objectives that include critical space physics priorities such as characterizing radiation at key locations in crew habitats and sampling sites, determining …
We are happy to announce the release of ROSES-2025 H-TIDeS. This solicitation does not require a Notice of Intent and the due date is 04/15/2026. It solicits the following programs, Instrument Technology Development (ITD) Program, Instrument Technology Development on the Space Working Environment (ITD-SWE), and Laboratory Nuclear, Atomic, and Plasma Physics (LNAPP) Program. Please read …
Current and former HESTO PIs are making presentations at the Fall AGU meeting this year in New Orleans. Our Lead Scientist, Steven Christe, will also be attending AGU — look for him and our updated flyer (especially Thursday 12/18 at 3:12-3:23 pm in 286-287 (NOLA CC)). Day Time Place Presentation Title PI Monday 12/15 10:30 …
The following selections by the NASA SBIR program are relevant to Heliophysics (to see all selections click here) An Advanced Surface Flux Transport Model for Space Weather (S14.01-1005) – Predictive Science Incorporated The solar magnetic field (B) plays a key role in solar and heliospheric physics and is a crucial input for Space Weather Models. …
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A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa (UI) is restoring and advancing the nation’s capability to make high-fidelity magnetic field measurements needed to investigate space weather that can impact our communication and power grids on Earth and our assets in space. Project Lead(s): Dr. David Miles, University of Iowa Originally published on NASA SMD
HESTO is pleased to announce the selection of three 2025 Pathfinder projects: The first two projects will rideshare on Dr. Glyn Collinson’s (NASA GSFC) Resolute Sounding Rocket, which is a dual sounding rocket mission planned for launch from Andøya, Norway in 2027. The Resolute mission science goal is to determine how heavy ions are lofted …
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