Above: A retrieval crew approaches the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft after it landed in waters off the Florida Coast on March 18 at 11:57a HST. Credit: NASA TV Welcome home! On March 18, 2025, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were the center of global...
Artist depiction of the lunar surface observatory, ILO-1. Credit: ILOA A Big Island-based nonprofit is planning to advance Hawaiʻi’s role in astronomy in a groundbreaking way. The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA)—established in 2007 and located in...
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech To say ‘mission accomplished’ would be an understatement. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completed its 72nd and final flight last month, ending its experimental mission after one of its rotors was...
Apollo 15 astronauts train in ‘Apollo Valley’ on the Big Island in December 1970. Credit: NASA Lawmakers are making moves to revive aerospace development in Hawaiʻi and diversify the state’s economy. According to an article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Jan. 22,...
International Space Station. Credit: NASA On Dec. 6, 2023, NASA marked the International Space Station’s 25th year in orbit, lauding the research and collaboration made possible through its construction, the diversity of astronauts who have called it home, and...
Image credit: SpaceX The largest and most powerful rocket ever built embarked on its second launch attempt on Nov. 18—an experiment that came to an explosive end but ultimately was hailed as a success. SpaceX’s Starship stayed airborne roughly twice as long as...
