PISCES_UH's profile picture. We are a research & education program at UH Hilo focused on advancing space technology & resource utilization for Hawaiʻi, the Moon, & beyond.

Pacific Int. Space Center for Exploration Systems

@PISCES_UH

We are a research & education program at UH Hilo focused on advancing space technology & resource utilization for Hawaiʻi, the Moon, & beyond.

NexTech Hawaii is hosting the Fall STEM Camp on 11/15 at Waiākea High! Students in grades 5–8 are invited for a fun-filled day of hands-on science and tech workshops to learn ab out coding/circuity & fire science/chemistry. Register👉 bit.ly/FallSTEM2025

PISCES_UH's tweet image. NexTech Hawaii is hosting the Fall STEM Camp on 11/15 at Waiākea High! Students in grades 5–8 are invited for a fun-filled day of hands-on science and tech workshops to learn ab out coding/circuity & fire science/chemistry. Register👉 bit.ly/FallSTEM2025

Coming up this Saturday! Join us at AstroDay from 10a-3p at Kona Commons Shopping Center for a day of fun-filled science demos, exhibits, and activities. All ages welcome! We hope to see you there ✨🪐

PISCES_UH's tweet image. Coming up this Saturday! Join us at AstroDay from 10a-3p at Kona Commons Shopping Center for a day of fun-filled science demos, exhibits, and activities. All ages welcome! We hope to see you there ✨🪐

UH Mānoa Prof. Dilmurat Azimov has been named an AIAA Class of 2026 Associate Fellow, a distinction earned by only 1 in 150 members nationwide. His innovative aerospace work is helping shape the future of aerospace systems. Congrats, Prof. Azimov! ➡️hawaii.edu/news/2025/10/2…

PISCES_UH's tweet image. UH Mānoa Prof. Dilmurat Azimov has been named an AIAA Class of 2026 Associate Fellow, a distinction earned by only 1 in 150 members nationwide. His innovative aerospace work is helping shape the future of aerospace systems. Congrats, Prof. Azimov! ➡️hawaii.edu/news/2025/10/2…

Applications are now open for the 2025 Akamai Internship Program! This 10-week summer work experience offers placements for Hawaiʻi-based students majoring in a STEM field. Learn more & apply ➡ akamaihawaii.org 📅 Dates: 6/1/26 – 8/7/26 💸 $4,600 stipend 🏠 Housing

PISCES_UH's tweet image. Applications are now open for the 2025 Akamai Internship Program! This 10-week summer work experience offers placements for Hawaiʻi-based students majoring in a STEM field. Learn more & apply ➡ akamaihawaii.org 

📅 Dates: 6/1/26 – 8/7/26
💸 $4,600 stipend
🏠 Housing

We'll never forget #Robopalooza2025! Here's a quick recap of our visit at the two-day robotics event in Perth, Australia earlier this month✨🤖 Special thanks to @EdithCowanUni for making our trip possible!


📅 Save the date! AstroDay West Hawaiʻi is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Kona Commons Shopping Center. 🔭 Join us from 10a–3p to celebrate Big Island science and astronomy with hands-on learning activities and demos. We hope to see you there! 💫

PISCES_UH's tweet image. 📅 Save the date! AstroDay West Hawaiʻi is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Kona Commons Shopping Center. 🔭 Join us from 10a–3p to celebrate Big Island science and astronomy with hands-on learning activities and demos. We hope to see you there! 💫

#IPRAAC2025 continues! Our Director Christian Andersen shared insights on Native Hawaiian perspectives related to In-Situ Resource Utilization. We’re honored to help share these perspectives and honor Hawaiʻi’s legacy of exploration, stewardship, and connection to place. ✨

PISCES_UH's tweet image. #IPRAAC2025 continues! Our Director Christian Andersen shared insights on Native Hawaiian perspectives related to In-Situ Resource Utilization. We’re honored to help share these perspectives and honor Hawaiʻi’s legacy of exploration, stewardship, and connection to place. ✨

The #IPRAAC2025 Conference is off to a strong start! 🤖💫 Our Avionics Engineer Amber Imai-Hong joined a panel of experts to explore how satellite data can benefit and transform businesses on Earth. We're excited to connect with fellow innovators and industry pros this week!

PISCES_UH's tweet image. The #IPRAAC2025 Conference is off to a strong start! 🤖💫 Our Avionics Engineer Amber Imai-Hong joined a panel of experts to explore how satellite data can benefit and transform businesses on Earth. We're excited to connect with fellow innovators and industry pros this week!

We had a great start to #Robopalooza2025 yesterday with @EdithCowanUni. Our team shared insights on Hawaiʻi’s role in aerospace and led a Native Hawaiian cultural activity for STEM Day. Today, our rover is ready to shine in the IEEE Telepresence Challenge—let's go Helelani! 🤖

PISCES_UH's tweet image. We had a great start to #Robopalooza2025 yesterday with @EdithCowanUni. Our team shared insights on Hawaiʻi’s role in aerospace and led a Native Hawaiian cultural activity for STEM Day. Today, our rover is ready to shine in the IEEE Telepresence Challenge—let's go Helelani! 🤖
PISCES_UH's tweet image. We had a great start to #Robopalooza2025 yesterday with @EdithCowanUni. Our team shared insights on Hawaiʻi’s role in aerospace and led a Native Hawaiian cultural activity for STEM Day. Today, our rover is ready to shine in the IEEE Telepresence Challenge—let's go Helelani! 🤖
PISCES_UH's tweet image. We had a great start to #Robopalooza2025 yesterday with @EdithCowanUni. Our team shared insights on Hawaiʻi’s role in aerospace and led a Native Hawaiian cultural activity for STEM Day. Today, our rover is ready to shine in the IEEE Telepresence Challenge—let's go Helelani! 🤖

Aloha from Sydney! 🇦🇺🤙 We're on our way to Perth to support Robopalooza and the IPRAAC Conference next week. We brought our rover for the IEEE Telepresence Challenge and our team will be giving talks and connecting with professionals from around the world. We're ready! 🚀

PISCES_UH's tweet image. Aloha from Sydney! 🇦🇺🤙 We're on our way to Perth to support Robopalooza and the IPRAAC Conference next week. We brought our rover for the IEEE Telepresence Challenge and our team will be giving talks and connecting with professionals from around the world. We're ready! 🚀

NEWS: UH Mānoa received an $800K grant to study greener, more affordable rocket & missile fuels. Researchers will test Deep Eutectic Propellants (DeEPs)—a safer, cheaper alternative to current propellants. #AerospaceInnovation hawaii.edu/news/2025/09/1…


Register now for the '26 Lunabotics Challenge! Participating students will developing an off-world construction robot that can support future space missions and put their creations to the test at Kennedy Space Center in May '26. ✅Sign up by 9/28 nasa.gov/learning-resou…


About last night... The local STEM community teamed up for an exciting Science Night at DeSilva Elementary. We had fun making paper helicopters with the students—there were a few aspiring pilots among them! 🚁💡 Mahalo to everyone who made this night of science & fun possible 🙌

PISCES_UH's tweet image. About last night... The local STEM community teamed up for an exciting Science Night at DeSilva Elementary. We had fun making paper helicopters with the students—there were a few aspiring pilots among them! 🚁💡 Mahalo to everyone who made this night of science & fun possible 🙌
PISCES_UH's tweet image. About last night... The local STEM community teamed up for an exciting Science Night at DeSilva Elementary. We had fun making paper helicopters with the students—there were a few aspiring pilots among them! 🚁💡 Mahalo to everyone who made this night of science & fun possible 🙌

STUDENTS: The NASA TechRise Student Challenge is calling grades 6–12 to design a flight experiment for a suborbital flight. Selected designs will win $1,500 and a launch opportunity on a NASA flight. Enter by 11/3 👇 futureengineers.org/nasatechrise


We've been creating sintered volcanic basalt materials for the better part of 10 years—but we've got nothing on Pele. She does the ultimate Materials Science work 🌋🌋🔥


STUDENTS: Ever wanted to send your own experiment to the edge of space? NASA's High-Altitude Student Platform gives student teams a chance to fly their projects on a research balloon about 122K ft. up for flights lasting 15–20 hours. Learn more ➡️ nasa.gov/stem-content/h…


Tonight we stirred up a ton of glow-in-the-dark slime to demo some fun science with keiki at the Tanabata Festival (even grown-ups were getting in on the action!) 😀 Mahalo to everyone who showed up and supported this event amid the wet weather—a little rain never stops Hilo ☔💯

PISCES_UH's tweet image. Tonight we stirred up a ton of glow-in-the-dark slime to demo some fun science with keiki at the Tanabata Festival (even grown-ups were getting in on the action!) 😀 Mahalo to everyone who showed up and supported this event amid the wet weather—a little rain never stops Hilo ☔💯

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