NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Marks New Chapter for Florida Space Industry The agreement highlights the partnership and serves as the official start to partnering activities, with Florida now the only state with a university consortium affiliated with one of NASA’s centers.
UCF Teacher Education Alumna Inspires Future Generations Through NASA Outreach Cat Toon ’13 encourages everyone to follow their passion and know they can explore opportunities in space and aeronautics from outside a traditional STEM field.
Robot Rovers on the “Moon”: Lunabotics Challenge Preps Students for Space Careers College teams, including a group of Knights, will build robot rovers and compete at the new Regolith Bin at UCF’s Exolith Lab before the best crews advance to finals at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson: UCF ‘Is America’s Space University’ Nelson told UCF graduates that “there’s no moonshot beyond your reach.”
The Next Giant Leaps for All of Humankind Only 12 people have ever stepped foot on the moon. Kelvin Manning ’02MS is among NASA’s leaders who believe the next lunar visits will be even more meaningful to more people.
To the Moon: UCF Engineering Alum Shares Experience With Artemis I Mission Mechanical engineering alum Brandon Kutchera ’18 shares what working as a communication systems engineer and assisting NASA in its mission to the moon is like.
UCF Alums Working on Artemis 2: Why the Space Program is Personal to Us Meet three UCF alums helping to send Artemis 2 astronauts on a round-trip mission to the moon.
Artemis Engineer by Day, Launch Photographer by Night UCF mechanical engineering alumnus Ben Bair ’19 contributed to the Artemis launch through his expertise in engineering and his passion for photography.
UCF Researchers Create Lunar Regolith Bricks That Could Be Used to Construct Artemis Base Camp Using resources found in space to construct off-world structures can drastically reduce the need to transport building materials for programs like Artemis.
UCF is Developing Materials to Stop Hydrogen Leaks Like Ones Delaying Artemis Launch The work will have applications in hydrogen-based turbines for electricity production, space travel and storage and transportation of hydrogen.