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2026
Lunar HyTI Is Ready to Fly on Altus-1
Lunar HyTI, a thermal infrared hyperspectral imager from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has passed environmental testing and will fly aboard Intuitive Machines'…
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Kim Lab Is Recruiting Two Ph.D. Students for Fall 2027
Seho Kim's lab at HIGP and HSFL is recruiting two Ph.D. students to start in Fall 2027, in ionospheric remote sensing and root-zone soil moisture remote sensing. Apply…
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HIGP Is Hiring: Assistant Space Grant Director and Outer Solar System Researcher
The Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) is looking for a new Assistant Space Grant Director and an outer solar system researcher.
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HSFL Welcomes Seho Kim
Seho Kim joined the Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory in January 2026.
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HSFL Welcomes Irfan Rashed
Irfan Rashed joined the Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory in summer 2025.
Read moreHIGP Hiring for Assistant Professor Position!
We are excited to announce an opening for an Assistant Professor position through the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP). Scan the QR code below for…
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Are you a UH Mānoa engineering student interested in getting involved with HSFL and earning credit?
If you missed our info sessions, check out our flyer for information on our current projects and how you can get involved with HSFL and earn credit!
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HSFL Student Information Sessions
Interested in building satellites? We are looking for engineering students! HSFL is holding two information sessions in POST 544 from 5-6 pm on Wednesday (2/26) and…
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We Are Hiring a Space Systems Engineer!
The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory is looking for a small satellite systems engineer. Applications will be accepted until COB on September 30, 2024 . What makes this…
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Initial Contact Established with HyTI
HSFL has established initial contact with HyTI and commissioning of the spacecraft has begun.
Read moreHyTI Deployment from the ISS LIVESTREAM
HyTI will be deployed from the International Space Station early Thursday morning (4/18). Shortly following deployment, the HSFL and HyTI Operations Teams will work to…
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse: HSFL Support of Dr. Shadia Habbal Solar Corona Research
On Monday, April 8th, a total solar eclipse will make its way northeast across the continental United States, becoming visible in the path of totality for several…
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UH News: “UH team celebrates satellite launch, looks to deployment”
The HyTI satellite launched on March 21, 2024, aboard the SpX-30 Dragon Crew Resupply Mission to the International Space Station! The UH News team has been following…
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KITV Island News: “UH Manoa team builds hyper-spectral thermal imager satellite, NASA launches Thursday”
A recent news video by KITV Island News on the HyTI launch yesterday! The video includes interviews of members of the HSFL and HIGP teams. The HSFL team was spread out…
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KHON2 News: “WATCH: NASA launches satellite built by Hawaii students, researchers into space”
Check out this recent article by KHON2 News on the HyTI launch yesterday! The article includes interviews with members of the HSFL team who were present for the launch…
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UH News: “Students, staff and faculty head to NASA launch of UH satellite”
Check out this recent article written by UH News, on the upcoming and highly anticipated launch of HyTI!
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HSFL and HyTI Featured in UH News
$8M for space tech to measure Earth’s chemical composition
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June 29th-July 5th
Made structural parts such as the mounting board and updated the mounting holes.
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June 22th-28th
The mechanical team discusses structure considerations to modify the design to account for ISIS compatibility and deployment system. They also documented quotes from…
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June 15th-21st
The mechanical team ran an FEA on the updated model and updated the thermal model to the drive. The SolidWorks model has been improved and updated the OBS to include the…
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July 6th- July 12th
Hiapo received frequency coordination from the IARU and is one document away from getting to submit all documents to the FCC step. We also started working on the ODAR…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Position Available
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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…
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2018 Small Satellite Conference
Members of HSFL’s management and engineering staff will be at the 2018 Small Satellite Conference in Utah. Come see us in the University Exhibit at table U17 or at the…
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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…
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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…
Read moreSee You at Small Sat 2017
Members of HSFL’s management and engineering staff will be attending this year’s Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah. Please contact us if you wish to schedule a…
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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…
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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…
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2015
ORS-4 HSFL Launch Available Online
Live stream of the launch will be provided by the University of Hawaii’s Media Team. The public can access the live feed through this link…
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Traineeship – New Mexico Sounding Rocket Project (CATSat-1)
The New Mexico Sounding Rocket Project is a hands-on engineering and research based pilot project with the aim of developing skills and exposing participants to…
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HSFL to Launch
The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory will launch their first microsatellite, HiakaSat, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kaua`i. HiakaSat, part of…
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