The Space Report
PISCES Submits NIAC Proposal for ISRU Research
The new material could help construct lunar bases like the concept shown above using less energy than current additive manufacturing methods. Image credit: ESA PISCES is launching a new research...
NASA on Track to Return Humans to the Moon by 2024
Above: An artist rendering shows the Orion spacecraft (left) approaching the orbital lunar gateway station—two key components in NASA’s new plan to return humans to the moon. NASA’s new Artemis...
PISCES Challenges Young Minds at NexTech STEM Workshop
Above: Twenty students from eight schools participated in a hands-on STEM class organized by The Success Factory featuring PISCES’ geology technician, Kyla Edison (pictured at center, wearing a...
Akamai Symposium Highlights Undergrad STEM Projects
Above: Fifteen Akamai program students working in East Hawai‘i finished their eight-week summer projects with a series of visual presentations at the 2019 Akamai Symposium on Aug. 14 in Hilo. More...
Inflatable Lunar Gateway Undergoes Testing at NASA
Above: A ground prototype of the LIFE inflatable habitat, fully pressurized. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation An inflatable habitat designed for short- and long-duration space missions was tested...
Interns Wrap up Summer Science & Technology Projects
Above: Robotics Team interns Joel Paye (left) and Alec Goodson spent the summer validating and upgrading software systems and sensors aboard the Helelani planetary rover. Four Hawaii-based students...
Maunakea: Many Viewpoints, One Community
Above: Miriam Fuchs (left) leads a tour of the SMA Observatory on Maunakea for students of the STARS Program during Summer 2019. By: Miriam Fuchs, Telescope Systems Specialist at EA Observatory/JCMT...
Sintered Basalt Tiles to be Tested for Commercialization
Above: Sintered basalt tiles composed with only Hawaiian volcanic basalt and heat. Image: PISCES PISCES’ applied research in basalt sintering has cooked up a product that has investors...
50 Years After Apollo: Remembering Hawaii’s Role in the Moon Landings
Above: In December 1970, Apollo 15 crew members survey “Apollo Valley” on Hawaiʻi Island during a geology training exercise in preparation for a lunar surface mission. Photo: NASA. July 20th, 2019,...
STARS Program Encourages Young Women in STEM
Above: Twelve Hawaii high school students from around the state spent a night on “Mars” at the HI-SEAS research habitat on Mauna Loa during the sixth-annual program in June. PISCES wrapped up the...
Summer Interns Begin Work in Robotics, Materials Science
Above (Left to Right): PISCES’ summer interns - Joshua Tokunaga and Janine Parico during their first day on the job at PISCES. Joel Paye and Alec Goodson stand on either side of the Helelani...
PISCES Women’s STARS Program Awarded $15,000
Above: Students and staff pose with the Helelani planetary rover outside HI-SEAS on Mauna Loa during the 2018 Women’s STARS Program organized by PISCES. The PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace...