Above: An artist rendering of Masten Space Systems’ XL-1 lunar lander which is slated for a Moon landing in 2022 carrying cargo for NASA. Courtesy image. By: Matthew Kuhns, Chief Engineer – Masten Space Systems In December 2022, Masten’s XL-1 lander is scheduled...
Above: Heather Bottom with Perserverance, NASA’s new Mars rover scheduled for launch in July. Courtesy photo. By Heather Bottom, Launch Systems Engineer – NASA JPL Perseverance—now a proper noun as the name of the next Mars rover—means “persistence in doing...
Above: PISCES program director Rodrigo Romo (left) delivers 3D-printed mask tension relief straps to Hilo Medical Center. On right, Elena Cabatu, director of public affairs at HMC. As part of a coalition called Hawaii STEM Community Care, PISCES is working to stem the...
By: Hawaii Sen. Glenn S. Wakai Tourism is hemorrhaging. It was a great eight-year run of increased arrivals and visitor spending—until it fell apart in March. Up until this year, there was little pressure to diversify Hawaii’s economy, so we decided not to. Today, we...
Above: PISCES geologist Kyla Edison discusses the composition of a piece of volcanic basalt with Mission Unstoppable co-host Danni Washington at a quarry in East Hawaii. Photo: CBS Mission Unstoppable. Planetary geology research that could benefit the State of Hawaii...