Joseph Sulla, Steve Durst, Phil Merrell

Galaxy Forum Hawaii – Waimea 2014

November 19, 2014

ILOA Global Headquarters Development & Local Education

Outreach Activities

International Lunar Observatory Association

ILOA to be Based in Hawai`i

Center of Pacific Hemisphere

Bi-directional Launch Capability

Equatorial / Southern Proximity

Maintain Hawai`i Preeminence

in Astrophysics for Next 100

Years

ILOA Global Headquarters

Development Project

Build a State-of-the-art Global

Headquarters Facility on

Hawai`i island to house ILOA

activities:

• Direct and Implement ILO Moon Missions

• Receive & Process Data From

Observatories

• Conduct Prototype and Instrument Testing

• Manage International Relations with

partner countries / agencies

ILOA Headquarters Development

• Kamuela / Waimea site: Near Keck & CFHT HQs

• Direct Line of Site / Easy access to Mauna Kea

Observatories -- Center of Astronomy in Northern

Hemisphere

• 2500 sq. ft. complex on 1 acre of land

The Project

Site Will also serve as Education /

Research Center:

- Host Local Students / Educators

- Employ & Host Scientists to conduct astronomy &

Planetary Science research (Lunar site

Characterization)

Benefits for Hawai`i Island

- Advance Hawaii leadership in

Astronomy (without additional Mauna

Kea development)

- Employment opportunities

- Enhance Hawaii International

partnerships

- Valuable Resource for local educators

/ students

- Students can participate in and learn about

actual Moon missions

Mauna Kea Summit Observatories

4206 meters / 13,796 feet elevation – tallest mountain in Pacific Ocean

Global center of Earth-based astronomy

14 nations represented – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Japan,

The Netherlands, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Hawaii / USA, India, China

Gemini North: aboveGemini South: left (located at Cerro Pachón in Chile

30m Telescope (TMT)

Graphic Rendering of ILOA

Headquarters in Waimea

Draft Floor Plan

ILOA Can Bring Lunar Astronomy to Your

Class

High School Students Participating in ILO-X

HS Computer Lab ILO Web Interface

Communications LinkILO on the Moon

Instructions

Content

ALOHA!To find out what you can do to help with this project,

contact us at:

International Lunar Observatory Association Space Age Publishing Company

ILO Association65-1230 Mamalahoa Highway, D-20

Kamuela, HI 96743Phone 808-885-3474Fax 808-885-3475Email info@iloa.org

www.iloa.org