Above: PISCES’ sintered basalt tiles stack up to the challenge of a durable ISRU building material for the Moon/Mars. A Phase 1 additive manufacturing project led by Masten Space Systems in partnership with PISCES has been named among the top 15 most exciting 3-D...
Above: A durable new basalt produce uses a binding agent to reduce energy consumption during production. After nearly a year of research, PISCES scientists have developed a new ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) process that significantly reduces the time and energy...
Last month, PISCES’ research in In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) was featured in a weekly space exploration and spaceflight engineering podcast, The Orbital Mechanics. The episode featured geologist Kyla Edison discussing her work in basalt sintering and how it...
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 interested in commercializing it. Last month, PISCES Materials Science and...
Photo: The new “LEGO” design improves upon its predecessor by reducing weak points and increasing versatility for various building applications. PISCES Intern Lily Leyva has innovated a new design for “Planetary LEGO Blocks,” a NASA STTR-funded project in...
