NASA’s ‘Volcano Bot 2’ to Explore Kilauea in Hawaii

NASA’s ‘Volcano Bot 2’ to Explore Kilauea in Hawaii

by | Jan 29, 2015

Image: ‘VolcanoBot 2’, held by its creator, Carolyn Parcheta, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  The bot is preparing for a journey into the depths of fissures in Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano....
NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts on Challenger Disaster Anniversary

NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts on Challenger Disaster Anniversary

by | Jan 28, 2015

Above:  The crew of Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-51-L: (front row) Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik. Credit: NASA. Today (Jan. 28), 29 years ago, the space shuttle Challenger...
30th Anniversary of Hawaii Astronaut Onizuka’s First Spaceflight

30th Anniversary of Hawaii Astronaut Onizuka’s First Spaceflight

by | Jan 23, 2015

Image: Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka (left) posing with Pilot Loren J. Shriver (right) at mid-deck aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in January, 1985. Credit: NASA. Saturday, January 24, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Hawaii astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka’s...
PISCES and NASA Sign Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement

PISCES and NASA Sign Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement

by | Jan 20, 2015

Image: Courtesy of NASA. Hawaii High School Students to Shoot for the Moon PISCES SIGNS NON-REIMBURSABLE SPACE ACT AGREEMENT WITH NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR LUNAR SURFACE EXPERIMENT INVOLVING STEM OUTREACH AND MENTORING OF HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS The Pacific...