When it comes to experiments in space, scientists are thinking inside the box. CubeSats are self-contained laboratories about the size of a coffee thermos that hitch rides on rockets into low earth orbit. Despite their small size, CubeSats are providing valuable lessons to students and have the potential to open up […]

NASA recently approved 8 proposals for reduced gravity flights. UCF Center for Microgravity Research accounts for two of the 8 proposals selected nationwide. PRIME-4.0: Miniaturized and Reusable Asteroid Regolith Microgravity Experiment for Suborbital and Orbital Use will be on a parabolic flight and Suborbital Particle Aggregation and Collision Experiment-2 (SPACE-2) was selected to fly […]