{"id":155615,"date":"2026-09-29T15:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=155615"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:51:03","slug":"first-look-ucf-2026-space-game-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/first-look-ucf-2026-space-game-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: UCF 2026 Space Game Uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Landing humans on the moon was just a dream when UCF was founded in 1963. But we dared to believe \u2014 developing the talent and inventing the technologies to make it reality. That same spirit still drives us today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We are America\u2019s Space University. And we celebrate UCF Space Week to honor our origin as we dare to build what\u2019s next.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-space-week \" style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-inverse text-inverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-Image-810x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"UCF student adjusts equipment on a large telescope at night, surrounded by cables and machinery, with a starry sky in the background.\" class=\"w-100\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"UCF student adjusts equipment on a large telescope at night, surrounded by cables and machinery, with a starry sky in the background.\" class=\"w-100 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-Image-810x400-1.jpg\"><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container h-100 d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-BG-800x400-1.jpg\" alt class=\" media-background object-fit-cover\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\" media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-BG-800x400-1.jpg\">\n<div class=\"w-75 mx-auto pt-3\">\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-Lockup.png\" alt=\"UCF Space Week Oct. 25-30, 2026\" class=\"w-100\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"UCF Space Week Oct. 25-30, 2026\" class=\"w-100 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/2608-BNR-Today-Story-Promo-Space-Week-Lockup.png\">\n<p class=\"text-center pt-4 line-height-1 font-size-sm\">Where Global Leaders Unite to Forge the Future of Space<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr>\n<p>Anniversaries remind us of everything we\u2019ve achieved, and of everything still possible. They tell us that to step forward, sometimes we must look back.<\/p>\n<p>On the 10th anniversary of the Space Game, this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/missionx\">custom uniforms<\/a> draw upon NASA\u2019s beginnings and honor the courage it took to stand on the precipice of our greatest frontier.<\/p>\n<p>The design was heavily influenced by the astronauts of NASA\u2019s earliest human spaceflight missions Mercury, Gemini and Apollo during the 1960s when the university was founded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155631\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek.jpg\" alt=\"UCF football player in white helmet and white uniform with red, white and blue USA accents stands in atrium featuring Mission patch banners hanging from rafters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155631 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF football player in white helmet and white uniform with red, white and blue USA accents stands in atrium featuring Mission patch banners hanging from rafters\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek-270x360.jpg 270w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_conor-kvatek.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">UCF football linebacker <strong>Jayden Jennings \u201926MA<\/strong> models Mission X uniform at Kennedy Space Center&#8217;s Apollo\/Saturn V Center. (Photo by Conor Kvatek, UCF Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Young, an Orlando native, is the only astronaut to have flown during the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs. He received an honorary degree as the featured guest speaker at the university\u2019s first commencement ceremony in 1970, two years before he became the ninth person to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155626\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young.jpg\" alt=\"Archival newspaper photo with headline that reads FTU Charter Class Graduates and black and white photo of astronaut John Young receiving honorary degree in cap and gown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155626 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Archival newspaper photo with headline that reads FTU Charter Class Graduates and black and white photo of astronaut John Young receiving honorary degree in cap and gown\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/ftu-charter-class-graduates-john-young.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A recap of John Young&#8217;s speech at the first commencement ceremony was published in the Central Florida Future on June 19, 1970. (Photo courtesy of UCF Libraries University Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Learn more details about the Mission X Space Game uniforms at <a href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/missionx\">ucfknights.com\/missionx<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Space Game is now one of the signature events of a larger Space Week held at the university.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155633\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF.jpg\" alt=\"Informational graphic with stats related to UCF&apos;s space history with illuminated side profile of football player in white helmet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155633 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Informational graphic with stats related to UCF&apos;s space history with illuminated side profile of football player in white helmet\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF-270x360.jpg 270w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/FB-2627_Space-MissionX_UCF.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">(Graphic courtesy of UCF Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>UCF Space Week<\/h2>\n<p>Oct. 25 marks the start of the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/spaceweek\/\">UCF Space Week<\/a>, a university-wide celebration of all the ways Knight Nation boldly pushes space forward. The observance highlights UCF\u2019s vital role in advancing space research, supporting Florida\u2019s fast-growing space economy, and preparing the next generation of explorers, engineers and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s space week features summits in partnership with the National Space Society and <em>The Economist<\/em>, a space-themed drone show, the inaugural UCF Innovate Day and more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155645\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-155645 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030.jpg\" alt=\"UCF football player in white uniform and helmet looks over his right shoulder as back faces the camera while standing on orange scaffolding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-155645 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF football player in white uniform and helmet looks over his right shoulder as back faces the camera while standing on orange scaffolding\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/09\/Mission-X_ucf_space_NASA_08132026CK_048030.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">UCF football linebacker <strong>Jayden Jennings \u201926MA<\/strong> in the Apollo\/Saturn V Center. (Photo by Conor Kvatek, UCF Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2026 Space Game Matchup<\/h2>\n<p>The football team will face Baylor in the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the annual Space Game on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Tickets are available for purchase at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/ucf-knights-football-vs-baylor-space-orlando-florida-10-30-2026\/event\/2200649DE3889453?landing=s\">UCF\u2019s Ticketmaster page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UCF students can attend the game for free. 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