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.
10 UCF Knights Supported Artemis Mission Through Summer Internships at NASA Through the M-STAR program, engineering and biomedical sciences students conducted research at NASA’s Langley, Johnson and Kennedy space centers.
UCF Knights Are Part of NASA’s Artemis Program to Return to the Moon More than 20 faculty and researchers and dozens of students and alumni are working on multiple projects that support America’s space program and NASA’s return to the moon — including the Artemis 1 mission launching this year.
