Above: A ground prototype of the LIFE inflatable habitat, fully pressurized. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation An inflatable habitat designed for short- and long-duration space missions was tested last month by astronauts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to assess its...
Above: Robotics Team interns Joel Paye (left) and Alec Goodson spent the summer validating and upgrading software systems and sensors aboard the Helelani planetary rover. Four Hawaii-based students wrapped up their internship at PISCES this summer, including projects...
Above: Miriam Fuchs (left) leads a tour of the SMA Observatory on Maunakea for students of the STARS Program during Summer 2019. By: Miriam Fuchs, Telescope Systems Specialist at EA Observatory/JCMT Having dreamt about working for the Maunakea Observatories as a...
Above: Sintered basalt tiles composed with only Hawaiian volcanic basalt and heat. Image: PISCES PISCES’ applied research in basalt sintering has cooked up a product that has investors interested in commercializing it. Last month, PISCES Materials Science and...
Above: In December 1970, Apollo 15 crew members survey “Apollo Valley” on Hawaiʻi Island during a geology training exercise in preparation for a lunar surface mission. Photo: NASA. July 20th, 2019, marked the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing,...
Above: Twelve Hawaii high school students from around the state spent a night on “Mars” at the HI-SEAS research habitat on Mauna Loa during the sixth-annual program in June. PISCES wrapped up the sixth-annual Women’s STARS Program in late June, graduating 12 Hawaii...
