Molokai Hosts Hawai’s First Robotics League

Students are seen here participating in the VEX IQ Challenge. Credit: Molokai Dispatch According to a story in the Molokai Dispatch, STEM Robotics held the first robotics competition in Hawaii on the island of Molokai on Oct. 24. The Molokai VEX IQ League was hosted...

Team AngelicvM to Fly with Astrobotic

The Griffin Lander. Credit: Parabolic Arc Astrobotic Technology, Inc. recently announced its plans to carry a rover for Team AngelicvM, the Google Lunar XPRIZE team from Chile, to the surface of the Moon on Astrobotic’s first lunar mission. According to a recent story...
Rocket Launch Sets High Hopes for Hawaii’s Future

Rocket Launch Sets High Hopes for Hawaii’s Future

A photograph of the launch from Nov. 3, 2015.  Yesterday, Hawaii held its first rocket launch. Although the launch vehicle experienced an anomaly, there’s plenty to celebrate about yesterday’s mission. For starters, it was the first launch of the Super...
Hawaii’s First Satellite Launch Happening Tuesday

Hawaii’s First Satellite Launch Happening Tuesday

Photograph of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force  Story by Stephen Clark from Spaceflight Now U.S. military authorities have granted approval for liftoff Tuesday of a simplified satellite launcher from Hawaii on a test...

PISCES Hosts Tour and Demo at New Basalt Landing Pad Site

Jason Schuler, engineer at NASA Swamp Works, Magnus Hedlund, systems engineer at Honeybee Robotics, PISCES Project Manager Rodrigo Romo, PISCES Executive Director Rob Kelso and Hawaii County Department of Research and Development Deputy Director Donn Mende pose for a...