Above: The proposed facility would be similar to Rocket Lab’s small vehicle launch site located on the Mahia Peninsula of northern New Zealand. Alaska Aerospace Corp. is proposing the construction of a launch facility in East Hawaii to send small satellites into...
By: Ron McCandless, Aerospace Engineer, Lunar Experiences Excitement for space exploration is on the rise and an increasing number of people are streaming launches and engaging on social media with the Mars rover and other missions. But only a very select few will get...
Photo: PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore prepares Hawaiian basalt samples for X-ray analysis. PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore and Planetary Scientist Jeff Taylor were in a UH Mānoa lab last month zapping volcanic rocks with an X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) machine. The...
Telescopes, robots and additive manufacturing were among the highlights the PUEO STEM Mentorship Program’s career fair at the UH Institute for Astronomy (IFA) in Hilo last month. Students from Keaʻau to Honokaʻa talked with scientists, engineers and outreach...
A market feasibility study exploring the possibility of building a Continuous Basalt Fiber (CBF) manufacturing operation on Hawaiʻi island is now complete. Funded by the State of Hawaiʻi, the study was contracted by PISCES to defense and aerospace consulting firm,...
Above: Mauna Loa’s barren and rugged volcanic slopes (shown left) bear a striking resemblance to the rocky, rust-colored surface of Mars (right). Hawaiʻi is a valuable testing ground for space exploration technologies—in part due to its expansive, isolated basaltic...
