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Sky isn’t the limit for UH spaceflight lab
The idea is as simple as the goal is audacious: become the only university in the world with dedicated rocket-launch capability. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory is well on its way to turning concept into reality. Read full story...Getting to Space: Innovative Satellite Launch Program
Brian Taylor, dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH ManoaA new economic driver for Hawai‘i is rocket science, Taylor said, describing his school’s Space Flight Laboratory, which is involved “from soup to nuts” in developing and testing spacecraft and instrumentation, providing launch and mission support and handling satellite data download and analysis.
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Astronomy Development and its Contribution to Economic Development in Hawai‘i
Robert McLaren, associate director, Institute for Astronomy, UH ManoaSpin-off companies related to imaging devices for telescopes at Mauna Kea and Haleakala not only contribute to the economy of Hawai‘i, but inspire children who realize high technology jobs are available in the islands, McLaren said.
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Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project planned for Mauna Kea is expected be the world’s most advanced and capable ground-based optical, near-infrared, and mid-infrared observatory.Thirty Meter Telescope | TMT Overview (Video) | TMT Receives Permit | UH BoR Approves TMT Project
Advanced Technology Solar Telescope
The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) will be the largest solar telescope in the world when it is built on Maui atop Haleakala. The funding agency for the $298-million telescope is the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Corporate Office is the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The principal investigator is the National Solar Observatory (NSO), and there are four co-principal investigators: the High Altitude Observatory, the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Center for Solar Research, the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, and the University of Chicago's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The ATST should provide clues to the origin and development of solar storms that can affect life on Earth.The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) | Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i, on ATST
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