The first ever PISCES Robotic International Space Mining competition, or PRISM, is now an officially recognized event Big Island of Hawaii Mayor Billy Kenoi has issued a proclamation, declaring this coming July 21-25 as PRISM days. The document formally acknowledges...
University of Alaska, Fairbanks PRISM Team Members in Hilo (L-R): Dalton Newbrough, Tadge Pruce, Tyler Pruce, Orion Lawlor The University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) team has two NASA Robotic Mining Competitions (RMC) under its belt, and is now in Hawaii, ready to...
Above: The Saturn-V rocket carrying the Apollo 11 crew and capsule blasting off from Florida’s NASA Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Photo credit: NASA Forty-five years ago today (July 16, 2014), the Apollo 11 crew and capsule blasted into space from the...
Pictured above: 2012 Lunabotics winner, Alabama, at PISCES’ analogue test site. For the first time ever, Hawaii will be home base to what’s considered the ‘World Cup’ of robotic space mining competitions. This July, college teams from all over the globe are invited to...
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signing PISCES bills with PISCES staff, board members, and legislators. Spirits were high this morning (July 1) at the Hilo Yacht Club as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed two appropriation bills into law. Under the bills, the Pacific...
Photo of Tycho Central Peak captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Located in the middle of Tycho Crater on the lunar surface, it stretches 9 miles across, and 1 mile high. Image Credit: NASA. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is celebrating five...
