Enter to Win ‘Mars’ Adventure in #StudentAstronaut Contest!

Enter to Win ‘Mars’ Adventure in #StudentAstronaut Contest!

Photo courtesy of HI-SEAS.  Xploration Station­—an educational/informational channel dedicated to STEM programming for teens and families—is holding its third-annual #StudentAstronaut video contest! One lucky student will be flown to Hawaii Island for a three-part...
PISCES and Honeybee Robotics Selected for NASA STTR Phase 1 Grant

PISCES and Honeybee Robotics Selected for NASA STTR Phase 1 Grant

PISCES facilitated the RESOLVE ISRU test mission at a planetary analog test site location on Hawaii Island. The mission employed Canada’s Artemis Jr. rover to develop a method for extracting regolith to make resources like oxygen, water and rocket fuel. Credit:...
2017 PISCES STARS Program Receives $5K from HTDC

2017 PISCES STARS Program Receives $5K from HTDC

The fourth-annual PISCES Women’s STARS (STem Aerospace Research Scholars) Program will receive a $5,000 sponsorship thanks to the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) of Hawaii. “We’re very grateful for this generous award from HTDC,” said Rodrigo Romo,...
Hawai‘i County Awards PISCES Moon RIDERS Program $25K

Hawai‘i County Awards PISCES Moon RIDERS Program $25K

Image courtesy of NASA. Hawai‘i Community Foundation Gives Additional $10K Grant The County of Hawai‘i Department of Research and Development has awarded PISCES a $25,000 grant for the Center’s Moon RIDERS (Research Investigating Dust Expulsion Removal Systems)...
STARS Students Complete 5-Day Journey through “Space”

STARS Students Complete 5-Day Journey through “Space”

STARS students stand outside the HI-SEAS Mars-simulation habitat, suited up for a space expedition on the rugged terrain of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. Stargazing, spacecraft missions, and visiting Mars?  It sounds like the life of an astronaut, but this was the life...