Astronauts Share Tips on Coping With Isolation During Pandemic

Astronauts Share Tips on Coping With Isolation During Pandemic

by | Apr 1, 2020

Above: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield suited up inside the International Space Station. Hadfield spent five months aboard the ISS between 2012 and 2013, serving as Commander. Credit: Mark Sowa/NASA-JSC. Astronauts may be among the most qualified people on Earth to...
Titan: A Good Bet for a Sustainable Human Settlement Beyond Earth

Titan: A Good Bet for a Sustainable Human Settlement Beyond Earth

by | Apr 1, 2020

Above: A composite image of Saturn’s moon, Titan. Credit: NASA By: Dr. Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute Author, speaker and planetary scientist Dr. Amanda Hendrix. Courtesy photo. As a kid I knew I wanted to grow up studying space in some capacity. After...
PISCES Joins Initiative to Produce PPE for Health Care Workers

PISCES Joins Initiative to Produce PPE for Health Care Workers

by | Apr 1, 2020

The Hawaii Science Technology Museum (HSTM) has launched a coordinated effort to produce 3D-printed personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care providers and first responders in Hawaii County amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The shields are in short supply...
NASA Challenge Seeks Public Help for Redesigning Robot

NASA Challenge Seeks Public Help for Redesigning Robot

by | Mar 17, 2020

Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA is asking the public to help improve its lunar mining robot RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot). RASSOR is a tele-operated space robot capable of effectively mining and hauling regolith material in extremely...