The following image shows PISCES’ Helelani rover performing tests at the new lunar landing pad site on Hawaii Island. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) has signed a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Kennedy...
According to a recent story found in SputnikNews.com, a Russian space robot is exploring the moon for large reserves of ice. According to the story, the robot is looking for ice on both moon poles. Studies are suggesting that there may be enough hydrogen from these...
PISCES’ new basalt-landing pad located on the Big Island of Hawaii. The following video discusses why dust is a major concern in space exploration. A goal of PISCES’ lunar landing pad project is to robotically build a vertical lift off and landing pad...
Photo Credit: exploredeepspace.com According to a story found on exploredeepspace.com, on this day in 1970, the USSR’s Luna 16 mission landed in Kazakhstan with the first samples of lunar soil ever to be returned by a robotic spacecraft. While the Soviet lunar program...
Chinese Yutu rover on the Moon. Photo Credit: CNSA After becoming the third country to land a probe on the Moon, China has apparently gained an appetite for lunar firsts. The Chinese government has decided to start the development of the Chang’e-4 mission – the...
Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls This composite image made from five frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of nine on board, in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly 5 miles per second, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, Shenandoah National Park, Front...
