From Hawaiʻi to the Smithsonian: PISCES Research Helps Shape Future of Space

by PISCES | Aug 14, 2025

Above: PISCES’ STEM outreach programs and ISRU research are highlighted at the National Air and Space Museum’s ‘Futures in Space’ exhibition. Credit: Matt Shindell/National Air and Space Museum Big Island-made Space Tech Joins the World’s...

Forging the Future: PISCES & Cislune Research Cast Basalt for Lunar Construction

by PISCES | Nov 28, 2023

PISCES team members working at the Lava Lab pour molten basalt into casting molds to produce early prototypes of trusses and joints for ISRU lunar construction. In a collaborative effort to advance lunar construction technologies, PISCES has partnered with Cislune on...

New Composite Material Could Make Manufacturing on the Moon and Mars More Efficient

by PISCES | Dec 13, 2021

Above: An experimental composite material for the Moon/Mars cures inside an acrylic vacuum chamber.  NASA has plans to put humans back on the Moon as early as 2025 and ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) will be a crucial technology for establishing the infrastructure...

The Moon’s top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

by PISCES | Nov 11, 2021

Image: NASA This article was originally published by The Conversation. Author: John Grant, Southern Cross University Alongside advances in space exploration, we’ve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource...

New Sintering Method May Reduce Cost of ISRU Production for Earth, Moon and Mars

by PISCES | Jan 5, 2021

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...