{"id":40319,"date":"2015-11-10T11:02:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T21:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=40319"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:30:05","slug":"more-launches-ahead-for-uhs-hawaii-space-flight-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/10\/more-launches-ahead-for-uhs-hawaii-space-flight-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"More launches ahead for <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr>\u2019s <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OETknwqYwOg\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsfl.hawaii.edu\/wordpress\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory<\/a> (<abbr>HSFL<\/abbr>) is currently preparing for five space launches in the next two years with more opportunities on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> are now considered players in the aerospace industry,&rdquo; said <abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> Director <strong>Luke Flynn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> on the aerospace map<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> had a key role in the first attempted space launch from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> in November 2015 from <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span>&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnic.navy.mil\/regions\/cnrh\/installations\/pacific_missile_range_facility_barking_sands.html\">Pacific Missile Range Facility<\/a> (<abbr>PMRF<\/abbr>). Though the launch was unsuccessful, the years of research and work leading up to it created a foundation that has put <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> on the aerospace map.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/03\/first-orbital-launch-from-hawaii-carries-uh-hyperspectral-imager-as-primary-payload\/\">&ldquo;Rocket launch from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> carrying <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> payload experiences anomaly&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; November 3, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> designed and constructed the primary payload for the mission, a hyperspectral imaging satellite. More than 150 <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> students gained real world experience building the sophisticated satellite that passed a rigorous <abbr>NASA<\/abbr>-based testing process before it was approved for a space launch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It proved that <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> has the equipment and expertise to build and test small spacecraft,&rdquo; said Flynn. &ldquo;<abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> has clean-room facilities and small-satellite test equipment to fully train the next generation of small-satellite engineers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> now has a rocket launch pad and a rail launcher at <abbr>PMRF<\/abbr> that were built for the November 2015 mission, critical assets for future space launches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> received two commercial queries regarding use of the launcher (at <abbr>PMRF<\/abbr>) after the mission,&rdquo; said Flynn, adding that private sector interest in deploying small satellites for lower costs is very high.  &ldquo;It&#8217;s been reported that SpaceX alone wants to send up 4,000 small communications satellites in the future. Certainly, the number of launches and launch sites in the U.S. and abroad will have to grow to meet this demand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> also has two <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Community Colleges, <a href=\"http:\/\/kauai.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/\">Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, with established satellite tracking stations. Both <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> colleges are already fielding requests from commercial agencies for data downlinks.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> received $29 million in federal funding over the past seven years for the November 2015 launch attempt and invested $2 million in university funds in equipment that is being used to support future small-satellite development across the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> System.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/10\/29\/rail-launcher-for-hawaiis-first-space-launch-completed\/\">&ldquo;Rail launcher for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>&#8217;s first space launch completed&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; October 29, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/11\/space-is-the-next-frontier-for-uh\/\">&ldquo;Space is the next frontier for UH&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; April 11, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/10\/uh-plays-a-vital-role-in-hawaiis-first-space-launch\/\">&ldquo;UH plays a vital role in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>&#8217;s first space launch&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; April 10, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/manoa-hsfl.jpg\" alt=\"student working on computer component\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/manoa-hsfl.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/manoa-hsfl-260x173.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Ongoing projects<\/h2>\n<p>A group of <abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> students are currently working on a suborbital payload launch from New Mexico scheduled for spring 2016. The payload is a new on-board computing system that will be used in future <abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> small satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Two other suborbital launches involve students from four <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> community colleges. That program is called Project Imua and it successfully launched its first payload from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/wallops\/home\"><abbr>NASA<\/abbr> Wallops Flight Facility<\/a> in Virginia in August 2015. A second launch is scheduled for August 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Imua <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News news stories and vidoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/23\/governor-david-ige-commends-project-imua-team-members\/\">&ldquo;Governor David Ige commends Project Imua team members&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; August 12, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/12\/nasa-rocket-launches-uhs-scientific-payload-into-space\/\">&ldquo;<abbr>NASA<\/abbr> rocket launches <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Community Colleges&#8217; scientific payload into space&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; August 12, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/07\/16\/project-imua-takes-education-out-of-this-atmosphere\/\">&ldquo;Project Imua takes education out of this atmosphere&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; July 16,2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/12\/project-by-uh-community-college-students-space-bound\/\">&ldquo;Project by <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Community College students space bound&rdquo;<\/a> &#8211; June 12, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> is also working on two orbital satellites that will be launched as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/home\/CubeSats_initiative\"><abbr>NASA<\/abbr> CubeSat Launch Initiative<\/a> in 2017. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsfl.hawaii.edu\/wordpress\/missions\/neutron-1\/\">Neutron-1 satellite<\/a> will detect neutrons that are incoming to the Earth from space. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsfl.hawaii.edu\/wordpress\/missions\/goste-1\/\">GOSTE-1 satellite<\/a> will measure atmospheric water. The <abbr>NASA<\/abbr> CubeSat Launch Initiative is particularly exciting for <abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> because the program offers free launch services for university cubesats.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>HSFL<\/abbr> was established in May 2007 within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Engineering<\/a> at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory prepares for five space launches in the next two years with more opportunities on the horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[179,406,62,64,92,71,9,56],"class_list":["post-40319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-hawaii-space-flight-laboratory","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","no-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40319"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232448,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40319\/revisions\/232448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}