HWO Technology Maturation Project Office (TMPO)
NASA sub-office formed August 2024 to lead science, technology, and mission-architecture maturation for the habitable-worlds-observatory ahead of its Mission Concept Review (MCR), targeted for the end of the decade.
Role
- Authored the HWO Technology Development Plan (src-hwo-technology-development-plan-2026-07), which organizes critical enabling technologies into three tracks: Coronagraph System, Ultra-stable Telescope System, and High-sensitivity Ultraviolet and Visible Instrumentation.
- Defines the process for assessing Technology Readiness Level (technology-readiness-level) and drives technologies toward TRL 5 before MCR.