In a partnership with NASA, two research teams within UCF's College of Engineering have been awarded a grant from the Florida Space Institute to fund projects aimed at furthering space research and exploration. The projects focus on efforts to enhance wireless systems and material systems within spacecrafts, making them more durable and able to last longer. ..
Read More ⇒A jet engine designed by students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus tied for second place in an international engine design competition held this summer by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The award was shared with a team from the University of Valencia in Spain. ..
Read More ⇒Space Florida and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] have signed an agreement to advance the testing and production of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) known as Marlin™ in support of aerospace economic development in the state of Florida. ..
Read More ⇒The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has doubled the size of the Florida NextGen Test Bed, where researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and aerospace partners are demonstrating new technologies that will help transform the nation’s air traffic system to increase safety, efficiency, and capacity for the flying public. ..
Read More ⇒The University of Florida has helped to forge a deal between the Kingdom of Spain and the state of Florida initiating the groundwork for collaborative research that could boost the state’s aerospace industry. ..
Read More ⇒A joint team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus and several industry partners recently collaborated on a series of spacecraft-propellant experiments aboard a NASA parabolic aircraft at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. ..
Read More ⇒In a big win for Florida, NASA picked a team from the state to manage the national laboratory aboard the International Space Station -- a victory that comes with a contract worth up to $15 million annually and the potential to create dozens of jobs or more. ..
Read More ⇒The NASA funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) strives to transfer the knowledge and technology of the space program to small businesses. Through SATOP, the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), a SATOP Space Alliance partner, provided Computational Fluid Dynamics research assistance to Peregrine, a manufacturer of an emerging Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) derived from a FAA certified aircraft. FIT's faculty, technical expertise, and highly motivated students are a tremendous resource for small aerospace businesses. The Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) founded the SATOP program and have administered it since 1994. ..
Read More ⇒This is a challenging time of transition for our space industry, but the future is far from bleak for the workers who made the space shuttle program and other NASA ventures successful. ..
Read More ⇒A team of international astronomers this week reported that a salt-water reservoir is the likely source of geyser plumes observed on Enceladus – one of Saturn’s moons. ..
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