Universities and research
Florida University Space Research Consortium
The consortium designated by the Space Florida board on 7 November 2024 as the state's official space research entity, facilitating NASA research grants in partnership with Kennedy Space Center. Charter members are the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Florida Tech, the University of South Florida, Florida State and Florida International join after [SFCON][UFCON][NASACON][FITCON]. Space Florida and the center report it as the only university consortium in the country affiliated with a NASA center; the claim is carried here as the authority’s own characterization, not as an independent finding.
- Entity type
- state designated research consortium
- Kind
- organization
- Lane
- Universities and research
- Place
- Exploration Park, Merritt Island, Brevard County
- Hub region
- Space Coast
- Founding year
- 2024
- Florida space year and timeline placement
- 2024 · 2024: Florida University Space Research Consortium designated by Space Florida (2024)
- Role
- the state's official space research entity
- Status as of the cutoff
- Operating. Designated 7 November 2024; memorandum of understanding with Kennedy signed 8 January 2025.
- Entity status
- operating
- Project status
- not applicable
- Evidence class
- publicly verified operating
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Degree
- 13
- Betweenness
- 0.2129 on the full graph · 0.0000 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [SFCON] [UFCON] [NASACON] [FITCON]
Connections
Research, education and workforce
- convenes →C-STARS, Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Spacethe center forms within the consortium among its member universities [FITCON]2024
- designated by →Space Floridadesignated by the authority's board as the state's official space research entity on 7 November 2024 [SFCON]2024
- member of ←2024
- member of ←2024
- member of ←2024
- member of ←Florida Institute of Technologyjoins after the charter designation [FITCON]2025
- member of ←University of South Floridajoins after the charter designation [FITCON]2025
- member of ←Florida State Universityjoins after the charter designation [FITCON]2025
- member of ←Florida International Universityjoins after the charter designation [FITCON]2025
- mou with →Kennedy Space Centermemorandum of understanding with the center signed 8 January 2025 [SFCON] [NASAKSC]2025
Person role
- chairs ←David Nortonchair of the consortium board [FITCON]2024 onward
- spoke for ←2024
- spoke for ←Janet Petrosigns the memorandum of understanding for the center [NASACON]2025