Basalt Launchpad Tiles to Undergo Testing at NASA

Basalt Launchpad Tiles to Undergo Testing at NASA

Above: Geology Tech Kyla Edison removes basalt launchpad tiles from their casting molds after sintering. PISCES completed and shipped a series of sintered basalt tiles last month for testing by NASA’s Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center. Thirty tiles will be assessed...
UH Mānoa Aerospace Engineering Program Launches Website

UH Mānoa Aerospace Engineering Program Launches Website

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Program (AEP) now has a dedicated website with a variety of resources for students interested in spaceflight studies and careers. Launched in Spring 2020 under the Department of Mechanic...
UH Students Get Hands-on Aerospace Experience at HSFL

UH Students Get Hands-on Aerospace Experience at HSFL

By: Luke Flynn, Director of Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory Above: Students who worked on the Neutron-1 cubesat. Credit: HSFL. In 2007, the Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) was created to design, build, test, launch and operate small satellites (<100 kg) from...
Former Intern and UHH Graduate Joins PISCES as Technician

Former Intern and UHH Graduate Joins PISCES as Technician

PISCES is pleased to welcome a new member to the team! Former intern Kyla Edison has joined the staff as a full-time geologist and technician to continue the Materials Science work she began during her internship last summer. Working with Ops. Manager Christian...

Space Mining Could Now be a Reality

Image credit: Dassault Systèmes According to former NASA scientist and current University of Central Florida professor Dr. Phil Metzger, off-planet mining and manufacturing could be made a reality using today’s technological capabilities. The main obstacle in...