A market feasibility study exploring the possibility of building a Continuous Basalt Fiber (CBF) manufacturing operation on Hawaiʻi island is now complete. Funded by the State of Hawaiʻi, the study was contracted by PISCES to defense and aerospace consulting firm,...
Above: Mauna Loa’s barren and rugged volcanic slopes (shown left) bear a striking resemblance to the rocky, rust-colored surface of Mars (right). Hawaiʻi is a valuable testing ground for space exploration technologies—in part due to its expansive, isolated basaltic...
Above: A 3D printed ogive, or pointed arch, printed by a research team at NASA’s SwampWorks lab at Kennedy Space Center. Courtesy photo. By: Robert P. Mueller – Senior Technologist, NASA Photo courtesy of NASA. Shelter is a fundamental need for human and...
Above: RCUH Executive Director Sylvia Yuen and PISCES Public Information Officer Chris Yoakum outside the Waialae Country Club during RCUH’s annual awards luncheon on Nov. 5, 2018. PISCES’ Public Information Officer Chris Yoakum was recognized among a handful of...
Above: PISCES Geologist Kyla Edison explores technologies that could make Mars a more affordable destination for future explorers at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center planetarium in Hilo. How do you inhabit a hostile, hazardous environment without breathable air or...
