The Space Report
Japan Investigates Potential of Lunar Concrete
PISCES' robotic rover Helelani is seen here on top of the lunar landing pad. Japan's space agency is researching the potential of making concrete out of materials found on the moon. According to an...
Project Imua Team Prepares for Second NASA Launch
A student is seen here working on one of Project Imua's experiments. Credit: University of Hawai'i Project Imua team members continue to work on mission simulations for their second payload named...
A Look at the First Humans to Drive on the Moon
The following photograph shows the first Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) on the Moon. Credit: NASA NASA's Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin were the first humans to drive on the surface of...
PISCES Conducts Simulated Planetary Rover Mission in Hawai’i
PISCES Program Manager Rodrigo Romo is seen here with intern and Hilo native Aaron Roth during Wednesday's robotic mission. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES)...
PISCES 2016 Summer STARS Workshop is a Success
An image of our 2016 Summer STARS participants at the PISCES' high bay. Credit: PISCES Friday was the last day for our four-day workshop where eight talented high school females learned all about...
PISCES Featured on NASA’s New Analog Missions Web Page
The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) is featured on NASA's new Analog Missions website. PISCES is listed under the In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) section for...
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends First In-orbit View
A color view from NASA's Juno spacecraft made from some of the first images taken by JunoCam after the spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on July 5th. Credit: NASA NASA recently published the...
Juno Space Probe in Orbit Around Jupiter
Juno. Credit: NASA NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit on July 4. “This is the one time I don’t mind being stuck in a windowless room on the night of the 4th of July,” said...
PISCES Manager Returns from BASALT Research Project
PISCES Logistics and EPO Manager John Hamilton is seen here with members of NASA's BASALT project in Idaho's Craters of the Moon park. PISCES Logistics and EPO Manager John Hamilton returned to...
NASA Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-like Martian Past
NASA's Curiosity Mars Credit: NASA Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now. Researchers found...
The Future of Drone Technology
The Volocopter. Credit: RobbReport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OazFiIhwAEs The Economist recently reported on a company in Germany that has developed a one-of-a-kind "Volocopter."...
PISCES Welcomes Two More Interns
The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) is pleased to welcome two additional interns this summer. Ashley Garnett, a Big Island native, and geology major at the...