Helen Hwang

Helen Hwang is a project manager in the Entry Systems Technology Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, which develops aeroshell technology from concept to hardware as a key part of planetary atmospheric entry systems.

Featured as one of the many “Faces of Technology,” Helen works on heat shields that will help spacecraft enter atmospheres of other worlds, like Titan or Venus. To learn more about Helen and watch a video about her work, visit: https://youtu.be/_goQEJAWLHU.