


Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration 2019
HSFL will be participating in the 2019 Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration on Saturday, April 27 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Our booth with the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium will feature a satellite star tracker activity, a number of our 3D printed models, and a thermal photo booth inspired by the Spectral

IfA Open House 2019
Thank you to all who visited the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium / HSFL booth at the 2019 Institute for Astronomy Open House. Over 1,400 visitors attended the event and it looked like everyone had a good time!

HyTI Selected for NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative
It was announced yesterday that HyTI is among the selections in the latest round of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative program. HyTI is a collaboration between the University of Hawaii/HSFL, JPL, Saraniasat Inc., and others to design, build, test and fly a 6U CubeSat in low Earth orbit. Among the technologies to be demonstrated include a hyperspectral imager being developed by

NASA InVEST Proposal Awarded
The University of Hawaii and HSFL’s proposal for Hyperspectral Thermal Imager (HyTI), in collaboration with JPL and Saraniasat Inc., has been selected by NASA for the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies Program.

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Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration 2018
HSFL will be participating in the 2018 Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration on Saturday, April 28 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Our booth with the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium will feature a student suborbital payload, a number of our 3D printed models, and a thermal photo booth inspired by the Spectral Technology

SOEST Open House is Coming
HSFL will be participating in the biennial Open House for the School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) on October 20 and 21 on the UH Manoa campus. Various hands-on activities and demonstrations for all ages will feature the research conducted in the various institutes, centers, laboratories, and programs that are part of SOEST. This event is free and

Student Team Project Wins Award
The CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) Testing and Validation Team placed 4th in the ASME Hawaii Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design Competition. Their project involved the design and construction of an assembly for testing and validation of the ADCS of a 3U CubeSat under development at HSFL. The test assembly incorporates a spherical air bearing and balancing mechanisms for co-locating

HSFL at NASA Technology Infusion Road Tour
HSFL representatives will be attending the NASA Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MSIs) Technology Infusion Road Tour being hosted by NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), in collaboration with the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and the Office of Education (OE) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The event runs from January 10-12. More information may be found