Above: From left: PISCES team members Amber Imai-Hong, Christian Andersen, and Ashley Truchan with the Helelani planetary rover at Robopalooza 2025. Last month, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) team journeyed to Perth, Australia,...
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to research green rocket and missile fuels that are safer, cheaper, and better for the environment. Professors Rui Sun and Ralf I. Kaiser of UH Mānoa’s Department of...
Above: PISCES’ STEM outreach programs and ISRU research are highlighted at the National Air and Space Museum’s ‘Futures in Space’ exhibition. Credit: Matt Shindell/National Air and Space Museum Big Island-made Space Tech Joins the World’s...
Above: The AI model will integrate with NASA’s existing robots including Valkyrie, an advanced humanoid robot designed to support space missions. Credit: NASA PISCES has partnered with Maui-based aerospace company Black Sand Solutions to create an AI-powered...
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...
