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The AIAA at UHM is dedicated to showcasing the Aerospace and Aeronautical opportunities within the UH Manoa campus. Listed below are a few of them.
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The Aerospace Curriculum
The Aerospace Curriculum
Earth Planetary Science & Technology (EPET) Program
Earth Planetary Science & Technology (EPET) Program
The Earth and Planetary Exploration Technology (EPET) certificate program provides science and engineering majors with a comprehensive understanding of the scientific and engineering knowledge, in theory and practice, to successfully explore our own and other worlds, from the deepest oceans to the far reaches of our Solar System.
It is a four-semester program with the purpose of providing students hands-on experience with project-based learning. Students will have the opportunity to research and design their own science-producing satellite or a human spaceflight mission. By the end, students will become familiar with Aerospace mission planning, operation, architecture and spacecraft fundamentals.
Teams & Projects
Teams & Projects
AIAA Design/Build/Fly
AIAA Design/Build/Fly
The AIAA Design/Build/Fly is a fixed-wing aircraft competition that the AIAA organizes as an opportunity for university students to apply real-world aircraft design skills. Students are tasked to design, fabricate, and operate an unmanned, electric-powered, radio-controlled aircraft that meets a specified mission, which changes every year.
The AIAA at UHM organizes and supports a team for the AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition. The team operates as a Senior Design Team and as a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP).
Contact: regi@hawaii.edu
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Team Laniākea
The Aerospace Technologies VIP -
Team Laniākea
Team Laniākea is a team that works on developing technologies to improve upon or build an aerospace vehicle. Students are involved with various technologies and disciplines, ranging from Aerospace to Electrical. Special topics of interest are the implementation of vehicle autonomy and control, coordination of various components, and remote operations.
The team operates as both a voluntary and Vertically Integrated Project (VIP), under the Aerospace Technologies VIP.
Contact: Miguel Nunes, manunes@hawaii.edu
The Aerospace Technologies VIP -
The Aerospace Technologies VIP -
Team Hokulele
Team Hokulele
Team Hokulele operates as a senior design, and Vertically Integrated Project (VIP).
First Nations Launch - Ka Hui O Kaulele
First Nations Launch - Ka Hui O Kaulele
First Nations Launch is a rocket design competition hosted by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) and funded by NASA. The WSGC organizes this competition to provide students from Tribal-serving institutions or organizations, an opportunity to cultivate their engineering skills by designing, building, and flying a high-powered rocket. Students are tasked to go and engineer a rocket that meets both rocket launching and mission-specific requirements.
Ka Hui O Kaulele is UH Manoa's team for the First Nations Launch competition and currently operates as a volunteer team.
Contact: Lance Bacalso, lancebac@hawaii.edu
Laboratories
Laboratories
The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory
The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory
The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) is a multidisciplinary research and education center that works to explore and understand the space environment. Their mission is to create a sustainable aerospace economy in Hawaii, and they do this by supporting the students and the Aerospace curriculum at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The lab has a variety of facilities that allow them to develop and launch spacecraft.
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