PISCES Video on Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye Construction

PISCES Video on Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye Construction

The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration (PISCES) recently published this video of the lunar landing pad, or Vertical Take-off/Vertical Landing Pad. The video, made by PISCES Project Manager Rodrigo Romo, captures the months-long process of our rover...
China Announces Plans to put Probe on Far Side of Moon

China Announces Plans to put Probe on Far Side of Moon

China will be sending the Chang’e-4 probe to the far side of the Moon in 2018, said China’s Xinhua on Friday. “The far side of the moon is never visible to earth because of gravitational forces and has never been explored by humans,” Chief of...
Europe Looks to the Moon for the Future of Space Exploration

Europe Looks to the Moon for the Future of Space Exploration

The Moon. Credit: NASA While NASA and United States President Barack Obama may only have Mars on mind, other countries are choosing to explore the Moon instead. According to an article in Ars Technica, China and Russia have joined the European Space Agency and intend...
Join PISCES and Keaau High School in Honoring Ellison Onizuka

Join PISCES and Keaau High School in Honoring Ellison Onizuka

Two Keaau High School students pose for a picture while working on the recently reconstructed Space Shuttle Flight Simulator set to be unveiled during our ceremony honoring Ellison Onizuka.  Credit: www.khs-restoringhistory.com The Pacific International Space Center...
PISCES Completes Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye

PISCES Completes Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye

The Helelani rover is seen here after laying down the 100th paver for the Vertical Take-off/Vertical Landing Pad project on Hawaii Island.  The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) completed a major milestone last month with...
China Announces Plans to put Probe on Far Side of Moon

South Korea Announces Plans for Lunar Project

A South Korean science ministry plans to launch a lunar exploration project next year. According to a story published by the Yonhap News Agency, plans are underway to eventually send a landing vessel by 2020. The first phase of the project will cost $169 million...