{"id":190228,"date":"2024-01-16T16:20:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=190228"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T01:06:46","slug":"space-science-initiative-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/16\/space-science-initiative-mou\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> signs space sciences initiative with missile defense advocacy group"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Integration of the PONO Payload at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory<\/a> (HSFL<\/abbr>) Cleanroom Facility. (Photo credit: HSFL<\/abbr>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa and the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA<\/abbr>) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU<\/abbr>) to cooperate in the field of space sciences, which can include space-based observations looking down on the Earth, particularly over the Pacific region, as well as looking at the stars and other planets.<\/p>\n

“This program is one important step toward making Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> the nation’s center for space-based observation of the Pacific,” said UH<\/abbr> Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno. “There is a real need to better understand what’s going on in the Pacific. It’s this vast domain that is impossible to monitor, especially from the ground. You really have to begin to monitor from space.”<\/p>\n

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Â鶹´«Ã½Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno and Riki Ellison signed the MOU<\/abbr>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The MOU<\/abbr> is effective for three years with both institutions committing to faculty, scholar and student exchanges; sharing academic information, materials and publications; joint research programs; conferences and other student initiatives. The agreement also prioritizes autonomy and financial independence.<\/p>\n

MDAA<\/abbr> is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates for the development of missile defense systems. They also advocate for multi-use platforms that can make critical Earth observations for civilian needs.<\/p>\n

The development of this new program will involve UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a>, the College of Engineering<\/a>, the College of Natural Sciences<\/a> and the Institute for Astronomy<\/a> (IfA<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n