UCF Fuels America’s Space Program with Innovative Education, Medicine and Tech UCF is advancing cutting-edge space research while offering unique opportunities for students to launch their careers in the space industry.
UCF Scientists Study Starship Launchpad in Preparation for Future NASA Lunar Missions Planetary Scientist Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD and doctoral candidate Brandon Dotson analyzed samples and data from the first SpaceX Starship launchpad blast to determine methods of improving lunar launches.
UCF Planetary Scientist’s Innovations Help Pave the Way for Economic Activity Beyond Earth Some of Metzger’s latest inventions are designed to help cost-effectively gather, use and manage resources, such as ice for water and fuel and lunar soil for building materials.
UCF Ranks 21st in U.S. Public Universities for Patents with 57 New Inventions in 2023 This is the 11th year that UCF has ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for patents.
Methods for Building Lunar Landing Pads May Involve Microwaving Moon Soil Lunar landing pads will have to keep people and equipment from being sandblasted by moon dust and particles traveling at more than 10,000 miles per hour as a rocket takes off or lands.
New NASA-funded Study Hopes to Put Risks of Space Junk on People’s Radar Space debris can endanger spacecraft and damage satellites that are critical to everything from communication to GPS, air traffic control, surveillance and national security.
UCF Space Expert on Why NASA Launches Get Scrubbed As NASA makes its second launch attempt for the Artemis 1 mission, planetary scientist Phil Metzger ’00MS’05PhD — who worked on the Space Shuttle program Launch Team — shares insight on launch preparations and scrubs.
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.
UCF’s Planetary Science Rock Stars Guests at MegaCon 2022 UCF faculty participate in pop culture convention to help people understand space science and why it matters in an entertaining way.
UCF Researchers Are Designing the Next Generation of Space Tech The work reflects UCF’s role as a leader in producing the technology and workforce needed for the nation’s new space race.
