Hōkūleʻa crews recently made their way to the Kennedy Space Center as part of their Florida stops on the Mālama Hōnua Worldwide Voyage. The visit was an opportunity to honor Hawaiʻi's astronauts and recognize astronaut Lacy Veach, who inspired the voyage. Visit http://www.hokulea.com/ for more information.
Contributed by Shaundor Chillingworth
Hōkūleʻa crewmembers visited Florida’s NASA Kennedy Space Center
Hōkūleʻa crewmembers held a ceremony on the legendary voyaging canoe to honor the memory and contributions to space exploration made by Hawaii-born NASA astronauts Lacy Veach and Ellison Onizuka.
Hōkūleʻa has made its way through Georgia on the way to South Carolina.
Hōkūleʻa navigates the Intracoastal waters of the East Coast of the United States of America.
KS senior program manager Mark Ellis is one of the crewmembers on leg 19 of the Mālama Honua voyage.
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