UH Project Imua rocketry team wins NASA rookie award
The UH team launched its rocket and payload in the April 2019 NASA Student Launch competition and won the Rookie Award, given to the top new team in the competition.
UH students launch rocket in NASA competition
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.
UH Community College students in Alabama prep for NASA competition rocket launch competition
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.
UH Community College students build rocket for potential NASA launch
Ten UH students from Honolulu, Kapiʻolani and Windward Community Colleges and three from UH Mānoa comprise the Project Imua Mission 6 team.
UH Community College students prepare to launch payload from NASA flight facility
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.
Luke Flynn recognized as governor’s award nominee
Luke Flynn has been selected as the university’s nominee for the Governor’s Award for Distinguished State Service as Employee of the Year.
Project Imua team looking forward to third rocket launch
NASA videographer Kjell Redal’s documentary looks back on Project Imua’s second launch.
Project Imua payload successfully launched
The Project Imua payload developed by students from four UH community colleges launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
Project Imua team completes final tests and integration at NASA Wallops
Students from four UH Community Colleges finished the remove before flight procedures for Project Imua.
Project Imua team ready for second NASA launch
The team successfully conducted final mission simulation tests of their payload and scientific experiments.
