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. 

• View the signing ceremony.