By: Ron McCandless, Aerospace Engineer, Lunar Experiences Excitement for space exploration is on the rise and an increasing number of people are streaming launches and engaging on social media with the Mars rover and other missions. But only a very select few will get...
Photo: PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore prepares Hawaiian basalt samples for X-ray analysis. PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore and Planetary Scientist Jeff Taylor were in a UH Mānoa lab last month zapping volcanic rocks with an X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) machine. The...
A market feasibility study exploring the possibility of building a Continuous Basalt Fiber (CBF) manufacturing operation on Hawaiʻi island is now complete. Funded by the State of Hawaiʻi, the study was contracted by PISCES to defense and aerospace consulting firm,...
Above: Mauna Loa’s barren and rugged volcanic slopes (shown left) bear a striking resemblance to the rocky, rust-colored surface of Mars (right). Hawaiʻi is a valuable testing ground for space exploration technologies—in part due to its expansive, isolated basaltic...
Above: A 3D printed ogive, or pointed arch, printed by a research team at NASA’s SwampWorks lab at Kennedy Space Center. Courtesy photo. By: Robert P. Mueller – Senior Technologist, NASA Photo courtesy of NASA. Shelter is a fundamental need for human and...
Above: PISCES Geologist Kyla Edison explores technologies that could make Mars a more affordable destination for future explorers at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center planetarium in Hilo. How do you inhabit a hostile, hazardous environment without breathable air or...
