Reaching Further for the Stars Key moves made in the early 2000s allowed UCF to expand its space research profile and push research ideas to new heights.
From the ‘Smithsonian’ Magazine to the Tonight Show, UCF Research has a Big Year in the News UCF’s Top 10 research stories focused on work that battled threats and sought out opportunities to advance us as a species.
UCF Part of Historic Move to Build Space Ports Around Earth UCF is part of Blue Origins’ Orbital Reef project, one of three proposals NASA selected to develop space destinations within our lifetime.
Why is Leap Year a Thing? UCF Physics Professor Josh Colwell explains the science behind the need for Leap Year and other facts you may not know about the bonus day.
UCF Professors’ Space Podcast Leads to Radio Show Invitation The goal of the podcast is to help people understand space science and why it matters in an entertaining way. The podcasts caught the attention of 90.7 WMFE.
For Those Who Dream of Space, UCF is the Place In honor of the 50th anniversary of the country’s historic Apollo 11 mission, UCF takes a look back, and a look forward, at its role in America’s space program.
UCF Geeks Out at Comic Cons in Orlando and Puerto Rico UCF physics professor Josh Colwell talks science as Spock; Limbitless unveils Halo-inspired arm; Arecibo debuts comic book series.
4 Honored as Pegasus Professors for Impact, Career Achievements Josh Colwell, Naim Kapucu, Tison Pugh and Martine Vanryckeghem have been selected for the highest academic award a professor can receive at the university.
UCF Three-Peats in Space – Another Ride on Virgin Galactic Another science experiment flew into space Feb. 22, making it the third time in three months that UCF’s projects have exited Earth’s atmosphere.
UCF Research Reaches Space for Second Time in 2 Months Following a successful flight in December, University of Central Florida research launched into space again today, this time thanks to the spaceflight company Blue Origin…