Friday / 8 Jan 2021

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