{"id":149784,"date":"2025-11-07T14:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//?p=149784"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:41:00","slug":"ucf-honors-8-shining-stars-with-inaugural-spaceu-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//ucf-honors-8-shining-stars-with-inaugural-spaceu-award/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Honors 8 Shining Stars with Inaugural SpaceU Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Born from the challenge of the Space Race, UCF was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. 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It is our mission and our promise./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 Alexander N. Cartwright, UCF president</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>America&#8217;s Space 海角直播 celebrated eight honorees /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 two students, three faculty, two organizations and a record-setting astronaut /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 for pushing the boundaries of what/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s possible in space development, discovery and exploration.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>Beyond space faculty and top UCF leaders, Thursday/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s packed Space Week awards ceremony at the <em>FAIRWINDS </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//em>Alumni Center attracted community supporters and government and industry leaders, including U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. 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doctoral student Tara Crowe /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201925MS</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h1>Student Space Research Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h1>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Tara Crowe /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201925MS, doctoral student, College of Optics and Photonics</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>Crowe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s research focuses on developing the next generation of instruments for telescopes to enable deeper views into the universe, using new technologies like quantum-inspired imaging and photonic lanterns. Crowe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s instruments and devices have been installed and operated at the Lick Observatory in California and the U.S. Department of Defense AEOS telescope in Maui, Hawaii.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149789/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149789 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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alum Adam Kotler /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201923MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201925PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Student Space Innovator Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Adam Kotler</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong> <strong>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201923MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u201925PhD,</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong> <strong>mechanical engineering alum, College of Engineering and Computer Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>Kotler has contributed significantly to space innovations with commercial applications. An expert in hypersonic detonation and co-founder of Halo Engines LLC, he is pioneering the development of cutting-edge propulsion systems that aim to revolutionize space travel by increasing efficiency and reducing launch costs.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149790/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149790 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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Carolina de Souza-Feliciano</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Early Career Space Achievement Faculty Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Ana Carolina de Souza-Feliciano, assistant professor, Florida Space Institute</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>De Souza-Feliciano studies the surface properties of small bodies in the solar system, with a special focus on trans-Neptunian objects /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 icy worlds orbiting beyond Neptune. Actively involved in research with the James Webb Space Telescope, her work seeks to help unravel the mineralogy and evolution of asteroids, moons and planets.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149791/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149791 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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Donaldson Hanna</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Mid-Career Space Achievement Faculty Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Kerri Donaldson Hanna, planetary geologist and assistant professor, College of Sciences</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>Donaldson Hanna has rapidly advanced the field of lunar science. She is the principal investigator of Lunar-VISE, UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s first NASA mission to the moon/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s surface, which will explore the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes. Her research seeks to better understand the formation and evolution of airless bodies like the moon, Mercury and asteroids.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149792/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149792 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4508-medium-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4508-medium.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/">Pegasus Professor and Trustee Chair Peter Delfyett</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Lifetime Space Achievement Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Peter Delfyett, Pegasus Professor and Trustee Chair, College of Optics and Photonics<br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong><br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/nDelfyett&#8217;s innovations have expanded the horizons of the space industry. His pioneering research has enabled more accurate distance measurements and timing synchronization for space missions, supporting both astrophysical research and satellite-based observation of Earth. Among his many honors since joining UCF in 1993, he is the first faculty member to be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering for work done while currently at the university.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149785/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149785 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation President &amp; CEO David Odahowski (left)Board of Directors Chairman Richard Walsh (center) and Board of Directors Member Brian Butler (right)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149785 size-full lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//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/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation President &amp; CEO David Odahowski (left)Board of Directors Chairman Richard Walsh (center) and Board of Directors Member Brian Butler (right)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//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/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//NLP_4529-medium.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/">Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc. President &amp; CEO David Odahowski (left), )Board of Directors Chairman Richard Walsh&#8217; 77 &#8217;83MS (center) and Board of Directors Member Brian Butler (right).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Philanthropic Champion Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>A supporter of UCF since 1974, the foundation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s Reach for the Stars gift for the College of Medicine funds the International Space Health Symposium for three years, positioning SpaceU at the forefront of research to improve health in space and on Earth. The event will focus on the physiological, biomedical and psychological challenges of living and performing in space /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 and in extreme environments on Earth such as polar regions, the deep sea and high altitudes.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149786/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149786 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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and CEO Robert Long</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<h2>Industry Partner Impact Award</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p><strong>Space Florida</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<p>Space Florida /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s aerospace finance and development authority /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2014 helped the university launch the inaugural UCF Space Week celebration and strongly supports its mission to invent a bold future of space discovery and impact. UCF has joined the authority, the 海角直播 of Florida and Embry-Riddle 海角直播 in creating the Florida Space Research Consortium to facilitate the awarding of NASA research grants in partnership with Kennedy Space Center. The consortium aims to tackle complex research challenges, expand workforce development and boost Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/u2019s competitive edge in the space industry.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"attachment_149787/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149787 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149784/" 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