NASA Launches Project Imua Payload

Project Imua Payload Launch. Photo credit: University of Hawai’i.  Story from University of Hawai’i A Terrier Improved-Malemute suborbital sounding rocket carrying a payload developed by University of Hawaiʻi Community College students launched from NASA’s...

Japan Investigates Potential of Lunar Concrete

PISCES’ robotic rover Helelani is seen here on top of the lunar landing pad.  Japan’s space agency is researching the potential of making concrete out of materials found on the moon. According to an article in the Nikkei Asian Review, the Japan Aerospace...

Project Imua Team Prepares for Second NASA Launch

A student is seen here working on one of Project Imua’s experiments. Credit: University of Hawai’i  Project Imua team members continue to work on mission simulations for their second payload named “PrIME” for the Project Imua Multiple...

A Look at the First Humans to Drive on the Moon

The following photograph shows the first Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) on the Moon. Credit: NASA NASA’s Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin were the first humans to drive on the surface of the Moon 40 years ago on July 30, 1971. According to a recent...
PISCES Conducts Simulated Planetary Rover Mission in Hawai’i

PISCES Conducts Simulated Planetary Rover Mission in Hawai’i

PISCES Program Manager Rodrigo Romo is seen here with intern and Hilo native Aaron Roth during Wednesday’s robotic mission. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) and their team of scientists, geologists and robotic technicians...