The mission of HSFL is to: promote innovative engineering and science research for terrestrial and planetary space missi

2. The mission of HSFL is to: • promote innovative engineering and science research for terrestrial and planetary space missions • develop, launch, and operate small spacecraft from the Hawaiian Islands to accelerate the validation of new space technologies • provide workforce training in all aspects of unmanned space missions • promote synergistic collaborations between educational, governmental, and corporate institutions interested in space exploration

3. HSFL Personnel (HIGP) Luke Flynn PhD Hawaii ’92 Director • Lloyd French • Missions Manager • LEONIDAS-2 Project Lead • Lenny Gouveia • Technical Partnerships Manager • Judy Rubano • Administrative Lead • Tim Williams • Launch Support Manager • Harold Garbeil • Software Engineer • Jason Akagi • Avionics Lead Engineer • Byron Wolfe • Systems Lead Engineer • Eric Pilger • IT Support Engineer • Lavina Chatlani • Program Facilitator (Person who actually does the work!!!) • Marcia Rei Sistoso • HSGC Program Coordinator Robert Wright PhD Open U. ’99 Data Manager Keith Horton PhD Hawaii ’95 Instrumentation Paul Lucey PhD Hawaii ’86 LEO-2 Science Lead G. Jeff Taylor PhD Rice U. ’70 HSFL “Poster-Guy”

4. Benefits to HIGP/SOEST • HIGP faculty research opportunities • NASA, NOAA Terrestrial Remote Sensing • NSF Space Weather • NASA Planetary Missions • HSFL leverages greater collaboration and partnership opportunities for HIGP faculty. • NASA Centers and Mission Directorates • DoD agencies • State agencies and corporations (NovaSol) • Demonstrated experience for HIGP Faculty as Mission PI – NASA Programs • Highly competitive research proposals • End-to-end mission support capability based entirely in Hawaii. • Added attraction for new faculty hires.

5. Benefits to State of Hawaii • State Economic Infrastructure • 2-6 planned launch activities beginning in 2011 will require infrastructure support network for satellite and rocket components • At least 60 new technical jobs related to aerospace • 6 new HSFL-related program management teams at PMRF consisting of 3 people • 3 launch crews of 15 technicians each • ?? More positions for telemetry and range support • Tens of millions in UH/State revenue • Windward Community College • Offers Associate Degree in Aerospace serving as a pipeline to HSFL programs. • Aerospace Lab will serve as outreach and educational component of HSFL. Dr. Joseph Ciotti will lead effort. • Upgrades to Windward CC Aerospace Lab will serve as “virtual” Mission Control Center for the HSFL. • Kauai Community College • Training program established through Kauai CC • High paying, high technology jobs for State residents

6. Science Mission: CRESPO Coral Reef Observations • Global , comprehensive, quantitative survey and distribution of living coral. • Hyperspectral remote sensing • 450 km near polar circular orbit • 1 year duration minimum • >3000 total target scenes Impementation Ames • Bench top to Mission (Utilizing pressure vessel architecture) Novasol • Small 60-band hyperspectral imager • Micro HIS VNIRwith sorting filter (800-100nm) Partnerships University of Hawaii • HIGP • HSFL • SOEST NASA Ames Research Center Novasol Organization • UH/HSFL: Management • Ames, SOEST: Science team • Ames: S/C development • HIGP, Novasol: Instrument • UH/COE: S/C integration and environmental test • Ames, HSFL: Ground stations • UH/HSFL: Science Operations • Ames: S/C Operations Costs • Privately funded mission (Castle Foundation and Google) • Ames is seeking internal funds for S/C labor cost. • Estimated costs $6-7M. • Study is still ongoing.

7. Science Mission: CRESPO II

8. HSFL Facilities: Launch Support • Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) • Local launch facility and mission support • Using launcher within PMRF boundaries • HSFL/UH to enter into host-tenant agreement with PMRF that will allow HSFL launch facility.

9. Launch Vehicle • Kauai Test Facility (KTF)/ Sandia National Lab • Experience with solid rockets and missile design. • Heritage working with PMRF as on-site contractor • SPARK-I: Space-borne Payload Assist Rocket – Kauai. Can send 150 kg to low-Earth orbit (400 km) • Future SPARK II: 300 kg to low-Earth orbit • SPARK II capable of planetary missions • KTF will provide technology transfer to University of Hawaii

10. Integration and Test • College of Engineering facility with 5300 square feet of space • Vice Chancellor for Research and SOEST Dean allocate funds for clean room equipment. • Clean rooms in UH/POST will be used to assemble satellites. • Systems integration • Thermo-vac testing • Vibration testing • Electronics testing for launch vehicle component integration

11. Spacecraft • Partner with NASA Centers and others to advance small spacecraft design. • Design, build, launch, and operate 30-70-kg microsatellite that can be configured for a variety of science and educational tasks. • Support technology validation missions for NASA as well as other University or corporate missions. • Draw from cadre of EE and ME students in CoE CubeSat Group

12. Mission Operations • UH/HSFL maintains receiving stations that will be moved to roof of Holmes in 2009. • Ground station provides command and control broadcast as well as data downlink capabilities. • Mission Ops Center in POST 527. • Back-up Mission Ops from PMRF.

13. Funding and Support • Current Support • Congressional • FY 08: $3.277 Million through Army Space and Missile Defense Command • FY 09: $3.884 Million through Air Force Operationally Responsive Space • UH/SOEST • $1.4 Million: HSFL Mission Ops Center, HSFL Integration and Test Facility • Other Support • Rocket Motors • MDA: 4 GEM-40 first stage motors = $8.8 Million • SNL: 2 Star-27 third stage motors = $2.2 Million • Pending AF/ORS: 2 SR-73 second stage motors = $3.2 Million • Future Pending ULA: 73 GEM-46 first stage motors ~ $160 Million • Motors would be donated to UH/HSFL • Vandenberg Air Force Base Scout Launcher • Telemetry Support: NWSC Corona

14. HSFL Future Prospects • HIGP faculty research opportunities with new HSFL missions. • Funds from launch operations would be used to stimulate new HIGP faculty research and mission concepts. • UH to become the gateway for university-class and small satellite space access. Potential to relieve log-jam of national small satellite projects waiting for space validation of hardware. • UH to provide unique, one-of-a kind student training and research opportunities from spacecraft design to launch to on-orbit operations. • Reliable, low-cost access to Earth orbit for small payloads. • Total cost is $9.0 million/launch; $2.25 million each for 4 small satellites. • Workforce development and training spawning hi-technology activities on many islands.

15. HSFL Summary • If Hawaii were a country, we would be the 8th “nation” in the world to have this capability. Instead, we’ll be the only university worldwide that can do build, launch and maintain satellites in space. • HSFL is seeking new proposals for science and technology demonstration missions to support HIGP, SOEST, and UH faculty research!