UCF’s second annual Space Week begins on Oct. 25 and runs through the following week, highlighting the university’s historic role in advancing the United States’ space program and its connections to Florida’s growing space economy. The schedule includes the National Space Society Space Settlement Summit on Oct. 25‑26, an inaugural UCF Innovate Day on Oct. 26, a SpaceU Symposium and the university’s second SpaceU Awards Dinner on Oct. 27, and The Economist’s fourth Space Economy Summit spanning two days. Campus activities also feature a space‑themed Spotify playlist created by UCF Libraries staff and students and culminate with the UCF football team’s 10th annual Space Game.
Community events during the week include a panel titled Space in the Popular Imagination at the John C. Hitt Library on Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a full‑moon observation at Robinson Observatory on Oct. 26 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and a movie night showing Starman (2025) at the John C. Hitt Library on Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Press release issued by UCF Today:
https://www.ucf.edu/news/your-guide-to-ucf-space-week-2026-discovery-connection-and-spaceu-pride/
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