The Space Report

2015 PISCES STARS Workshop Kicks Off

2015 PISCES STARS Workshop Kicks Off

Ten Hawaii High School Women Embark on Space Workshop Adventure June 24, 2015 Today is the first day of PISCES' 2015 STARS (STem Aerospace Research Scholars) program.  The second-annual, five-day...

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NASA Spacecraft Nears 60,000 Laps Around Mars

NASA Spacecraft Nears 60,000 Laps Around Mars

Artist rendering of NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passing over the south pole of Mars.  Image: NASA/JPL. After nearly 14 years of continuous orbit around the Red Planet, NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft...

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‘Mars’ Explorers Return Home in Freefall

‘Mars’ Explorers Return Home in Freefall

HI-SEAS crewmembers and researchers pose with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team in front of a Chinook helicopter that brought the crew 'back to Earth.' PISCES photo. By: Chris Yoakum...

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Lorna Onizuka Featured in JSC Story

Lorna Onizuka Featured in JSC Story

Lorna Onizuka, widow of Hawaii astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka, JAXA consultant.  Photo: NASA/Bill Stafford.  Excerpt from JSC Features: "From the depths of loss, Lorna Onizuka makes it through in the...

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Fifty Years Ago: America’s First Spacewalk

Fifty Years Ago: America’s First Spacewalk

Image: Astronaut Ed White became the first American to conduct a “spacewalk” in the vast emptiness of space on June 3, 1965 during Gemini IV.  Commander James McDivitt, his mission counterpart,...

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PISCES Welcomes 2015 Summer Interns

PISCES Welcomes 2015 Summer Interns

Image (L-R): PISCES Executive Administrator Polly Roth, Project Manager Rodrigo Romo, Karlin Yeh, Eric Boucher, Valerie Wasser, Ernesto Esparza, and Colin Milovsoroff.   PISCES is pleased to welcome...

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Former PISCES Intern Lands NASA Internship

Former PISCES Intern Lands NASA Internship

Former PISCES intern Christina Cauley has landed an exciting NASA summer internship at Marshall Space Flight Center.  The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo graduate will be working on Project Good...

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PISCES Welcomes New Robotics Tech

PISCES Welcomes New Robotics Tech

PISCES is pleased to welcome its latest addition to the team, Teddy DeRego.  Teddy has been hired on as a robotics tech working alongside his friend and colleague, Casey Pearring, under the...

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Second-grader Names PISCES Rover

Second-grader Names PISCES Rover

 Photo: Mahealani Lee stands on-deck aboard the PISCES planetary rover holding a certificate of award for her winning name, "Helelani."  PISCES staff accompany her: (L-R) Executive Director Rob...

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