Space conference featured in The New York Times

The Physics Department is receiving a lot of attention for the space conference it is hosting in partnership with UCF.

The 2011 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference started Feb. 28 and runs until March 2. About 400 scientists, engineers, and educators from around the world will be listening to leaders of commercial and public institutions talk about a new generation of space vehicles capable of economically delivering payloads, experiments and tourists into space.

The New York Times wrote an article about space tourism that can be viewed here.

WFMG Local 6 wrote a story on the conference and UCF students that can be viewed here.