PISCES Participates in White House Astronomy Event

by PISCES | Oct 19, 2015

The Earth. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems is participating in the White House Astronomy Night on Monday, Oct. 19. President Barack Obama is hosting the event to encourage students to pursue education and careers in the STEM fields:...

PISCES Robotics Tech and UHH Team Win Microsoft Challenge

by PISCES | Jan 6, 2015

Image Credit: Microsoft Imagine Cup PISCES Robotic Tech Casey Pearring and a fellow team of University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) computer science students claimed victory in the 2015 Pitch Video Challenge in the Microsoft Imagine Cup – a global student technology...

China’s Lunar Lander Survives One Year in Harsh Lunar Environment

by PISCES | Dec 20, 2014

China’s Chang’e-3 continues to carry on in the harsh environment of the Moon, now having endured one year on the surface as of last weekend.  The first-ever lunar lander for China has been in an out of hibernation 13 times to endure the harsh lunar nights.  One...

PRISM Competition Teams

by PISCES | Jul 14, 2014

  University of Alabama University of Alaska, Fairbanks Florida Institute of Technology Kapiolani Community College Iowa State University of Science and Technology University of New Hampshire University of West...

RARE NASA Photos of Apollo Astronauts Training in Hawaii

by PISCES | May 30, 2014

1971: Apollo astronauts training on the Big Island of Hawaii with the lunar roving vehicle, popularly known as the “Moon Buggy”. Photo from NASA.   DID YOU KNOW? Hawaii played a significant part in preparing the Apollo astronauts for their space...