Future Flight Hawai'i 2008: Next Stop: Mars

F uture F light H awai'i is proud and excited to continue its tradition of excellence using space science education as a catalyst for science, technology, engineering, math, and the future in the state of Hawai'i. This year's summer program is being held on the islands of Kaua'i, Maui, and O'ahu in the state of Hawai'i.

N ext S top: M ars

Inspiring the next generation of explorers, we use space to catalyze student interest in science, technology, engineering, math, and the Future.

Mars Future Flight Hawai'i is a space-themed educational program designed to catalyze a child's interest in science, technology and the future. The participants experience a variety of training modules with a mission context. Over the past 17 years, over 7000 student and parent participants have voyaged on journeys of exploration to the moon, Mars, and our own Earth, the Blue Planet. The Future Flight Hawai'i Mission Control team includes professional educators from the Hawai'i Department of Education and private schools. The training modules and other program elements are designed by the staff educators, with contributions from Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium scientists and NASA resources.
Available programs include: Day Exploration (Kaua'i - grades 3, 4, 5, 6), RoboTech Exploration (Maui - grades 3, 4, 5, 6), Family Exploration (O'ahu - grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and one parent)

The Module Descriptions, Schedule, and Mission Control Team provide information about the three Summer Programs.
Day Exploration Kaua'i Community College, Lihue June 16-20, 2008	RoboTech Exploration Kihei Community Center, Maui June 30-July 3, 2008	Family Exploration University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu June 21-22, 2008
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Mission Control Teams
Hawai'i Space Web Links Annual astronomy day held in Hilo Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery

Send an e-mail to the Director of Future Flight: art@higp.hawaii.edu

Future Flight Hawai'i is a program developed, sponsored, and managed by the Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium, headquartered at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in cooperation with Kaua'i Community College and the County of Maui.

Last updated: Thu March 27 11:28:00 HST 2008