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 signed two appropriation bills into law. Under the bills, the Pacific...
The Polynesian double-hulled canoe Hokulea moored in Radio Bay, Hilo. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) bids farewell and Aloha to the Hawaiian sailing canoe, Hokulea. The double-hulled vessel departed Friday for Tahiti, helmed...
1971: Apollo astronauts training on the Big Island of Hawaii with the lunar roving vehicle, popularly known as the “Moon Buggy”. Photo from NASA. DID YOU KNOW? Hawaii played a significant part in preparing the Apollo astronauts for their space...
KIDS SURE SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS, DON’T THEY? BUT THEIR INNOCENT MINDS COME WITHOUT BOUNDARIES, WHICH MAKE THEM BRILLIANT AT SEEING THINGS IN A WAY ADULTS DON’T. JUST CHECK OUT THESE SNIPPETS FROM LETTERS THAT 4TH GRADERS AT KAUMANA ELEMENTARY WROTE TO PISCES...
Artist rendering of 3-D printed structures on the moon. Image courtesy of Behnaz Farahi and Connor Wingfield. Hawaii lawmakers passed a Resolution April 15th supporting PISCES and NASA-partnered projects that involve using lava rock, or basalt, as construction...
