The first AstroDay West Hawaii science and astronomy event met with success in Kona on Saturday, Nov. 4. Sponsored by MKAOC (MaunaKea Astronomy Outreach Committee) and hosted by Kona Commons Shopping Center, the free community outreach event mirrored the successful...
Photo: #StudentAstronaut contest winner Julia Velasquez and Xploration Outerspace show host Emily Calandrelli strike a pose with PISCES’ Helelani Rover outside the HI-SEAS habitat on Mauna Loa. Hawaii’s continuing role in space exploration was highlighted in late...
Photo: PISCES’ Summer Interns (L-R): Aaron Roth, Jack Andersen and Andrew Hasegawa pose with the focus of their summer work, the Helelani rover. Andersen and Hasegawa will continue working on the rover in a the new credit-based internship program during the Fall...
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...
(L to R) PISCES Program Manager Rodrigo Romo, Interns Aaron Roth, Jack Andersen, PISCES Operations Manager Christian Andersen, Interns Andrew Hasegawa, Lily Leyva and Kyla Defore. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) welcomed five...
