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Joint HELIOTECH/Suborbital Symposium

23 July 2025

NASA HELIOTECH and Suborbital Symposium

Abstracts Due by 1 August 2025

NASA’s 2025 Joint HELIOTECH & Suborbital Symposium will be hosted on 8 – 12 September 2025, in Laurel, Maryland, at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and online via ZoomGov.

Joint HELIOTECH and Suborbital Symposium about NASA HELIOTECH and Suborbital Symposium
Cosmos With a Stratospheric Balloon
This illustration shows a high-altitude balloon ascending into the upper atmosphere. When fully inflated, these balloons are 400 feet (150 meters) wide, or about the size of a football stadium, and reach an altitude of 130,000 feet (24.6 miles or 40 kilometers).

Connect with leading technologists, scientists, and mission Principal Investigators at this dynamic, hybrid forum designed to spark collaboration, share emerging innovations, and showcase the latest advancements in Heliophysics technology and Suborbital science. Discover cutting-edge tools and opportunities to advance your research through cross-disciplinary dialogue.

Abstracts are due by 1 August 2025. Submit your abstract here for this year’s symposium. Topics include (but are not limited to):

  • HELIOTECH
  • Remote Sensing
  • Particle and Fields
  • Laboratory Studies and Data Analysis
  • Mission Concept
  • Suborbital
  • Balloons
  • High-altitude Aircraft
  • Sounding Rockets

Abstracts should be a maximum of 2,000 characters and submitted directly via the abstract submission form. Please indicate your preferred presentation type: oral presentation (in-person preferred or remote) or poster presentation (in-person only).

Registration is open for this FREE week-long event. Options for participation include hybrid, onsite, and virtual attendance. Click here to register. Registration closes 22 August 2025.

Travel & Lodging. APL is located between Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC, and near I-95. Participants planning to attend the 2025 Symposium in person are encouraged to visit the Symposium website to view a listing of nearby airports and train service. A listing of nearby hotels is provided here.

For more information on NASA’s 2025 Joint HELIOTECH & Suborbital Symposium, please visit https://hesto.jhuapl.edu/. We look forward to seeing you!

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