Above: The Hawai‘i Space Exploration and Analog Simulation (HI-SEAS) is a dome-shaped habitat nestled on the rugged volcanic landscape of Mauna Loa where teams of scientists research space exploration through simulated off-world missions. PISCES will join a simulated...
Last month, PISCES’ research in In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) was featured in a weekly space exploration and spaceflight engineering podcast, The Orbital Mechanics. The episode featured geologist Kyla Edison discussing her work in basalt sintering and how it...
Above: An image of Central Butte inside Gale Crater on Mars captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. PC: NASA/JPL-Caltech. By: Aaron Roth, Computer Systems Engineer, NASA-JPL The image shown above is one of 24 captured by the Mars Curosity rover during the dust devil...
Above: A sintered basalt tile measuring 13” x 13” x 1.5” is the largest basalt product created by PISCES so far. The 15-lb. block was made using no additives—just volcanic basalt and heat. As part of an applied research project to develop sustainable construction...
Above: PISCES’ Kyla Edison presents the latest findings of her Hawaiian basalt research using an interactive visual presentation at IAC in Washington D.C. last month. PISCES attended for the first time last month the International Aeronautical Congress. IAC is...
Above: The floor of the Moon’s Schrodinger Crater as visualized with NASA’s Moon Trek portal. PC: NASA-JPL. By: Brian Day, NASA SSERVI, and Emily Law, NASA-JPL Project Science Lead Brian Day of NASA SSERVI (left) and Engineering Lead Emily Law of NASA-JPL. Photo...
