Above: Geology Tech Kyla Edison removes basalt launchpad tiles from their casting molds after sintering. PISCES completed and shipped a series of sintered basalt tiles last month for testing by NASA’s Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center. Thirty tiles will be assessed...
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Program (AEP) now has a dedicated website with a variety of resources for students interested in spaceflight studies and careers. Launched in Spring 2020 under the Department of Mechanic...
By: Luke Flynn, Director of Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory Above: Students who worked on the Neutron-1 cubesat. Credit: HSFL. In 2007, the Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) was created to design, build, test, launch and operate small satellites (<100 kg) from...
Above: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover launches aboard a ULA Atlas V rocket on July 30 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Credit: United Launch Alliance. The most advanced planetary rover ever built is on its way to Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover...
Above: Motiv’s RoboMantis with dual manipulators (left) and a single manipulator (right). Credit: Motiv Space Systems. By: Chris McQuin – Chief Robotics Engineer, Motiv Space Systems There is a coming gold rush in space, both literal and figurative, as the...
