The Space Report
2014 PRISM Competition Winners Announced!
PRISM robotics teams pose in a lecture hall at UH Hilo accompanied by PISCES Staff. The first annual PISCES Robotic International Space Mining competition concluded today (July 26, 2104) with an...
PRISM 2014 Competition Highlights
The home team, Kapiolani Community College, proudly representing Hawaii at PRISM. The very first PISCES Robotic International Space Mining competition, or PRISM, is now in the books after Day Two of...
PRISM Officially Kicks Off with Hawaii Robot Demo
West Virginia University's robot demonstrating its excavating skills at Hilo's Bayfront Park The first ever PISCES Robotic International Space Mining (PRISM) competition is now officially in motion,...
Hawaii Honors 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonwalk
NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon photographed during the Apollo 11 mission. Image Credit: NASA On July 20th, 1969 - exactly 45 years ago today - Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong...
Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi Issues PRISM Proclamation
The first ever PISCES Robotic International Space Mining competition, or PRISM, is now an officially recognized event Big Island of Hawaii Mayor Billy Kenoi has issued a proclamation, declaring this...
UAF Robotics Team Arrives for PRISM with Innovative Spacecraft
University of Alaska, Fairbanks PRISM Team Members in Hilo (L-R): Dalton Newbrough, Tadge Pruce, Tyler Pruce, Orion Lawlor The University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) team has two NASA Robotic Mining...
NASA Marks 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Launch
Above: The Saturn-V rocket carrying the Apollo 11 crew and capsule blasting off from Florida's NASA Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Photo credit: NASA Forty-five years ago today (July 16,...
PRISM: PISCES ROBOTIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE MINING Competition Kicks Off July 21-25!
Pictured above: 2012 Lunabotics winner, Alabama, at PISCES’ analogue test site. For the first time ever, Hawaii will be home base to what’s considered the ‘World Cup’ of robotic space mining...
Governor Signs PISCES Funding Bills into Law
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signing PISCES bills with PISCES staff, board members, and legislators. Spirits were high this morning (July 1) at the Hilo Yacht Club as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie...
Lunar Snapshot Celebrates LRO’s Mountain of Work
Photo of Tycho Central Peak captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Located in the middle of Tycho Crater on the lunar surface, it stretches 9 miles across, and 1 mile high. Image Credit:...
First 3-D Printer for Space Approved for Launch to ISS
Photo of the Made in Space 3D printer set to launch to the ISS in August, 2014. Image Credit: Made in Space. Astronauts are now one step closer to being more prepared for any challenge they may face...
NASA’s Morpheus Lander Nails Night Flight
Pictured above: NASA's Prototype Morpheus Lander Blasting off during its first night flight test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 28th. Photo Credit: NASA NASA’s unmanned Morpheus...