Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES): Vision and Goals

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Pacific International Space Center for
Exploration Systems (PISCES) Vision and Goals
Frank Schowengerdt, Director of PISCES Presented
at JUSTSAP/PISCES Symposium November 10, 2008
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VISION
An International Research and Education Center
Dedicated to Sustaining Life on the Moon and
Beyond
An International Research and
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GOALS

• To Become an Intellectual Leader of Thought to
  Enable Human Settlement of Space
• Create a New Science Lunar Human Ecology
• Focus on ISRU, Robotics, Agriculture, Energy,
  Materials, Engineering and Pertinent Areas of the
  Biological and Social Sciences
• Establish a Degree Program in Space Studies at
  UHH
• Reach Out to the Local Community and the
  International Space Community

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Lunar Human Ecology
CONSUMABLES
ENERGY
MATERIALS
Pillars of Sustainability For Humans at a Lunar
Settlement
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Consumables

• Food Production in Lunar (Hawaiian) Regolith
• Genetics
• Hydroponics
• Environmental Effects
• Air Production from Lunar (Hawaiian) Regolith
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Water (Hydrogen)
• Environmental Control and Life Support Systems
  (ECLSS)
• Computer Modeling
• Monitoring

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Energy

• Collection of Solar Energy on Lunar (Hawaiian)
  Surface
• Thermal
• Photovoltaic
• Power Beaming
• Chemical Fuel and Propellant Production from
  Lunar (Hawaiian) Regolith
• Bio-Fuel Production from the Lunar (Hawaiian)
  Regolith

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Materials

• Production of Construction Materials from the
  Lunar (Hawaiian) Regolith
• Hardened Surfaces
• Bricks
• Concrete
• Production of Manufacturing Materials from the
  Lunar (Hawaiian) Regolith
• Metals
• Glasses
• Ceramics
• Composites

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Education

• New Courses at UHH (First One Taught Spring 08)
• New Statewide Degree Program in Space Studies,
  Based at UHH
• Potential Undergraduate Engineering at UHH
• New Professorships at UHH
• Informal Education Programs, K-12

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Outreach

• Programs with Local K-12 Schools
• Programs with Imiloa
• Exhibits
• Planetarium Shows
• NASA Public Demonstrations
• Joint Proposals From Oceania to Space
  Inspiring the Next Generation of Voyagers
  submitted to NASAs Education Division
• Partnerships with Universities (CSM MOU)
• Partnerships with Companies

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The Human Factor

• Art
• Business
• Culture

• Economics
• Ecology
• Literature

• Polynesian Voyaging ? Space Exploration
• Pacific Island Settlement ? Permanent Presence in
  Space
• Sustainable Living on Earth ? Sustainable Living
  on the Lunar Surface

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The Vision is in Sight