Category Archives: Hawaii

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 14-17 May 2021

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NASA To Launch 21st Century Deep Space Laser Communications System

Laser Communications Relay Demonstrations (LCRD) To Launch To 35,405km Geosynchronous Orbit On Space Test Program Satellite-6 (STPSat-6) From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 23 June, Powered By ULA Atlas V In 551 Configuration; Building On LADEE Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration Of 622 Mbps Downlink / 40 Mbps Uplink From Moon Orbit, LCRD Is Expected To Show Infrared Laser-Based Speed To / From Optical Ground Station 1 (California) & 2 (Hawaii) ‘10 To 100x’ Faster Than Existing Radio Frequency Comms

Credits: NASA

Friday / 8 Jan 2021

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PISCES Invites Researchers To Utilize Hawai’i Landscape As Lunar Sandbox, Advances ISRU Materials Science

Opportunity To Test Technologies Meant For Moon Offered By PISCES Through Hawaii Analog for Lunar Operations (H4LO) Program Located In Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology (HOST) Park Near Kailua-Kona; 326-kg Helelani Rover, Built By Ontario Drive And Gear, Is Operable In-Person Or Remotely Via Broadband Worldwide; HOST Sits On 870 Acres Recently Covered In Lava, Providing Excellent Analog To Moon / Mars Surface; Basalt Sintering Technique Progressing With Addition Of Binding Agent, Lunar And Terrestrial Applications Being Considered While Further Development Funding Sought

Credits: PISCES, ODG

 

Tuesday / 14 January 2020

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HI-SEAS Launches On Mauna Loa With All-Female Crew

Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog And Simulation Habitat Conducts ‘Sensoria’ Mission At 2,500 Meter Altitude On Mauna Loa With First HI-SEAS All-Female Crew; 6 Women Focus On Geology, Robotics, Nutrition And Potential Lunar Sciences; Sensoria Will Be Followed 18 Jan By EMMIHS-III Moon Mission In Cooperation With EuroMoonMars And International MoonBase Alliance; Michaela Musilova (L) Will Act As Commander For Both Missions; Crew Member Kyla Edison (R) Of PISCES Will Investigate Sintering Of Rocks To Create Building Materials For Moon

Credits: University of Hawaii, Sensoria, PISCES

Thursday / 31 October 2019

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Canadensys / ILOA Agreement To Place ILO-X, ILO-1 Instruments On Moon, South Pole 2021/2022

ILOA To Sign Strategic 2-3 Year ‘Astronomy From The Moon’ Partnership Contract With Canadensys Aerospace Corporation 1 November During ILOA Annual Board Of Directors Meeting Held At CFHT HQ In Kamuela, Hawai’i; Year 1 To Complete Final Flight Build Of ILO-X Imaging Instruments For Flight On CLPS 2021 Lunar Lander, Or Adapted For Flagship ILO-1 Advanced Payload For Moon South Pole Mission 2021/22; Year 2 For Design & Development Of ILO-1 & ILO-2 Communications Instruments

Credits: Canadensys Aerospace Corp., International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA)

Wednesday / 29 May 2019

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Hawai’i And Germany Scientists Developing Laser Systems For Water And 3D Printing On Moon 

University of Hawaii At Manoa Research Finds A Way To Liberate Water From Lunar Regolith; UH Scientists Use Laser To ‘Zap’ Moon Dust, Making Water Available For Human Use; Germany Laser Zentrum Hanover And Institute Of Space Systems Develop MOONRISE Laser To Melt Regolith For 3D Printing, Will Send 3-kg System To Moon With PTScientists Lander And Rover During 2021 In Tandem With International Lunar Missions

Credits: Laser Zentrum Hanover

Tuesday / 19 Feb 2019

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HI-SEAS, ESA, ILEWG Hosting 6-Person Moon Mission Simulation In Hawai’i

On Slopes Of Mauna Loa, 6-Person International Crew Of Hawaii Space Exploration Analog And Simulation Habitat Prepares For First HI-SEAS Simulated Lunar Mission From 20 February To 6 Mar; Habitat Is Located At 19°36′09″N, 155°29′14″W And Altitude Of 2460 m; 11-meter Geodesic Dome Has Usable Volume Of 384 Cubic Meters; Project PoSSUM Astronaut Candidate Shawna Pandya Serves As Ground Support

Credits: HI-SEAS

Tuesday / 18 Dec 2018

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HI-SEAS In Hawai’i Prepares For Human Moon Mission Simulations

Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog & Simulation (HI-SEAS) Site On Mauna Loa To Be Repurposed For Moon; Receives US$1 Million NASA Grant For Mars Data Collection; Owner Henk Rogers Refurbishing Habitat With New Equipment And Lunar Spacesuits; New Facility Built Especially For Moon Simulation Planned For Pohakuloa Section Of Mauna Loa, Joins Parallel Lunar Analog Sites Built In China, Japan, And Europe; Women On Moon Part Of Simulations; Rogers Compares Moon Before Mars To Visiting Nearby Island Of Lanai In Preparation For Crossing Ocean

Credits: NASA, HI-SEAS, SOEST

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 Oct 2018

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International Efforts Aiming For Village On Moon

European Space Agency, Major Advocate Of International Moon Village, Planning 1000 Square-Meter Luna Facility At ESA Astronaut Centre In Cologne, Germany; Regolith Simulant EAC-1 Will Be Used For Experiments To Construct Habitats;  China “Lunar Palace” Yuegong-1 Simulates Moonbase On 370-Day Mission; 500 Cubic-Meter Habitat Contains Integrated Living / Work Module And Two Plant Cultivation Modules; Experimental Crops Including Corn And Peanuts Grown In Closed Environment; International MoonBase Alliance Aims To Build Lunar Analog On Island Of Hawai’i

Credits: Beihang University, ESA

 

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 1-4 Jun 2018

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AOGS Meeting To Focus On Lunar Science, Humans In Space

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual Meeting 3-8 June In Honolulu HI With 209 Sessions Will Include 4 June “Science Of Exploration As Enabled By The Moon, Near Earth Asteroids, And The Moons of Mars”; Speakers (L-R) Gregory Schmidt For International Cooperation In Exploration, Ben Bussey On Lunar Activities, Allison Zuniga On Lunar Infrastructure & Economy, With Clive Neal For Human Return To Moon, Bernard Foing On Lunar Technology

Credits: AOGS, NASA, NSS, ISDC, U. Notre Dame, IAF, SSERVI

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 4-7 May 2018

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ILOA / Galaxy Forum 10 Years On

International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) Board Of Directors Meeting 25 May During ISDC In Los Angeles Will Consider 4 Lunar Mission Update Including Project Partners Moon Express & Canadensys, Human Moon Mission, First Women On The Moon Initiative – Highlighted In 2018 Application For IAF 3G Diversity Award, Astronomy From The Moon Major Advancements At Events: NVM2, 232nd AAS, 30th IAU GA, Galaxy Forum Europe – Vienna In Aug, Galaxy Forum Hainan 4-7 Dec China, Galaxy Forum Japan Feb 2019 TBD; ILOA Strategic MMoU Principal Operating Partnership Gaining Momentum Toward Feb 2019 Southeast Asia Benefactors Reception In Singapore

Credits: ILOA, GF, SPC, NASA, Canadensys, ME, ESA, CNSA, ISRO