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UH students test award-winning growing system at NASA habitat

UH students test award-winning growing system at NASA habitat

June 2, 2019

An award-winning autonomous hydroponic growing system called Box Farm, designed and built by UH Mānoa engineering students, was successfully tested at the NASA-funded Inflatable Lunar-Mars Habitat.

Space plants project could be astronaut game changer

Space plants project could be astronaut game changer

May 12, 2019

An autonomous hydroponic growing system called Box Farm that was designed and built by engineering students at UH Mānoa may be an important tool for space crews in the future.

Hilo AstroDay 2019 draws a crowd

Hilo AstroDay 2019 draws a crowd

May 8, 2019

AstroDay 2019, celebrating 18 years, brought science educators from around the state to Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo.

UH students launch rocket in NASA competition

UH students launch rocket in NASA competition

April 5, 2019

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

UH Community College students in Alabama prep for NASA competition rocket launch competition

April 4, 2019

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.

Moon/Mars crew exits HI-SEAS habitat

Moon/Mars crew exits HI-SEAS habitat

March 6, 2019

A two-week mission to perform scientific experiments and test technological instruments needed for the future exploration of the Moon or Mars was successfully completed on March 6 at the HI-SEAS habitat.

New Moon/Mars mission in progress at HI-SEAS habitat

New Moon/Mars mission in progress at HI-SEAS habitat

March 3, 2019

The six-member crew has been hard at work with geological and drone surveys, lava tube exploration and space technology testing.

New international Moon/Mars mission launched at HI-SEAS habitat

New international Moon/Mars mission launched at HI-SEAS habitat

February 19, 2019

The six-person crew’s research includes geological and drone surveys, lava tube exploration and space technology testing.

UH Community College students build rocket for potential NASA launch

UH Community College students build rocket for potential NASA launch

December 17, 2018

Ten UH students from Honolulu, Kapiʻolani and Windward Community Colleges and three from UH Mānoa comprise the Project Imua Mission 6 team.

HI-SEAS receives NASA grant to complete research

HI-SEAS receives NASA grant to complete research

December 11, 2018

The research program has operated five planetary surface missions on the Mars-like flank of Mauna Loa to investigate crew composition and cohesion.

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