NASA AND STATE OF HAWAI`I TO COLLABORATE ON FUTURE SPACE EXPLORATION
March 7 - Governor Lingle
announced that the State has agreed to partner with the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) on a variety of programs in support of the
Vision for Space Exploration, NASA's plan to return humans to the moon and
later travel to Mars. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU), NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley,
and the State of Hawai`i will explore future collaborations in commercial
space initiatives and innovative programs supporting research, education and
workforce development in aerospace fields. This is the first such agreement
signed between NASA and a state government. "We are excited to partner with
NASA to collaborate on future space exploration," said Governor Lingle, who
signed the agreement with Dr. S. Pete Worden, director of NASA Ames Research
Center.
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View the signing ceremony.