Above: “MARSHA” is a cylindrical 3D printed habitat designed to utilize space and energy as efficiently as possible. The multi-tiered structure is reinforced with basalt fiber—a material PISCES is researching for ISRU applications on Earth and in space. PC: AI Space...
Above: Two-time PISCES intern and Waiakea High School graduate Aaron Roth developed and programmed the stereoscopic imaging system aboard the agency’s Helelani planetary rover. Aaron Roth, a Waiākea High School graduate, interned with PISCES over two consecutive...
These LEGO blocks are not the familiar plastics bricks you may have pieced together as a kid or given to your children to play with. In fact, these blocks could one day form the foundations of habitats and infrastructure supporting astronauts on places like Mars, the...
Above: Former Materials Science intern Lily Leyva (L) and PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Edison collect data at a planetary analog test site during Summer 2017. In just a few weeks, PISCES will welcome its latest team of student interns to work on several research programs...
Above: SMA telescope operator and outreach enthusiast Mimi Fuchs entertained droves of young visitors with astronomy-themed coloring activities during AstroDay in Hilo on May 5, 2018. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes were no deterrent for Hilo’s annual...
Above: PISCES Director Rodrigo Romo holds a feather-light rover wheel during a tour of NASA’s Glenn Research Center as part of the ASCE Earth & Space Conference held in Cleveland in April. L-R: HIEDB Executive Jacqui Hoover, PISCES Director Rodrigo Romo and PISCES...
