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AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary empowering students through outreach

From left: Dr. Shadi Naderi, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist and STEM technical lead; Capt. Charles Schramka, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist; Scott Hunt, technical director for the Air Force Supercomputing and Optical Maui site; and Maj. Keegan McCoy, research flight commander for 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and branch chief for AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate, stand in front of the Aloha telescope in commemoration of the outreach program’s 10-year anniversary, March 29, 2024.The astronomy outreach program has reached 6,000 students and 175 teachers over the last two years with the capability to view the moon and other objects in space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Shadi Naderi)

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AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary empowering students through outreach

From left: Dr. Shadi Naderi, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist and STEM technical lead; Capt. Charles Schramka, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist; Scott Hunt, technical director for the Air Force Supercomputing and Optical Maui site; and Maj. Keegan McCoy, research flight commander for 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and branch chief for AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate, stand in front of the Aloha telescope in commemoration of the outreach program’s 10-year anniversary, March 29, 2024.The astronomy outreach program has reached 6,000 students and 175 teachers over the last two years with the capability to view the moon and other objects in space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Shadi Naderi)

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