Reading time: 2minutes The Project Imua students achieved liftoff, launching the rocket and payload they designed and built for the NASA Student Launch Project competition near Huntsville, Alabama.
Reading time: 2minutes Project Imua’s rocket is 10 feet tall, and their payload is a four-wheeled rover designed to travel 10 feet before collecting a soil sample.
Reading time: 2minutes Ten UH students from Honolulu, Kapiʻolani and Windward Community Colleges and three from UH Mānoa comprise the Project Imua Mission 6 team.
Reading time: 2minutes The launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled for a window between 5:30 and 9:30 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 13.
Reading time: 2minutes Luke Flynn has been selected as the university’s nominee for the Governor’s Award for Distinguished State Service as Employee of the Year.
Reading time: 2minutes Gov. David Ige presented commemorative plaques to Project Imua team members from UH campuses across the state during a recognition ceremony at the State Capitol.