Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Listen Now
  • Watch Now
  • Faces of Tech
  • Subscribe
  • Broadcast
Innovation Now
Innovation Now
Hear the compelling stories behind the technologies, people and concepts that are shaping our future.
FacebookTwitter
 
  • Home
  • About
  • Listen Now
  • Watch Now
  • Faces of Tech
  • Subscribe
  • Broadcast
Meet Helen Hwang
Meet Helen Hwang

Meet Helen Hwang

May 15, 2020 July 5, 2022

I help spacecraft enter atmospheres of other worlds.

Meet Helen Hwang, project manager of the Entry Systems Technology Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Helen works on new heat shield technologies that will give us the ability to go to worlds like Titan or Venus. To learn more about her work, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/entry-systems-and-technology

Women of Technology
Meet Diane Linne
FacebookTwitter

RSS Listen Now:

  • Lunar 5G November 14, 2025
    NASA engineers are strapping-on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to keep explorers connected on the lunar surface.
  • An Einstein Ring November 13, 2025
    Euclid, a European Space Agency mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard.
  • Tracing Space November 12, 2025
    We’ll help trace space back to you.
  • Honoring Those Who Serve November 11, 2025
    NASA is proud to salute our veterans. More than twelve percent of the NASA workforce served in the military before coming to work for the civilian space agency.
  • Without Looking Down November 10, 2025
    On the Moon or Mars, astronauts will need to interact with digital data, without looking down at a screen in their hands.
  • Changes in Eyesight November 7, 2025
    NASA scientists are keeping an eye on astronauts while looking for countermeasures to safeguard the eyesight of future explorers.
  • Transforming Astrophysics November 6, 2025
    From supernovae to massive black holes, the James Webb Telescope is playing a unique and profound role in transforming our understanding of astrophysics.
  • Bringing Cars to a Stop November 5, 2025
    This company is putting a spin on NASA technology that brings cars to a stop.
  • Beyond a Concept November 4, 2025
    Dragonfly has moved far beyond a concept on a computer screen.
  • Preparing Us for Space November 3, 2025
    NASA and its international partners have surpassed twenty-five years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.
Back to Top
FacebookTwitter
Copyright 2018-2025 Innovation Now
Legal
Contact Us
Partners
Powered by Fluida & WordPress.