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UF opens new Astraeus space exploration hub
By Aileyahu Shanes
September 8, 2026 at 10:36 AM EDT
The University of Florida has opened a new space exploration hub.
Its Astraeus Space Institute held a ribbon cutting late last month for the new Mission Operations Center.
The facility is in the Computer Science Engineering Building on the UF Gainesville campus.
WUFT's Ailee Shanes met up with the Astraeus director Rachael Seidler to get a tour.
Its Astraeus Space Institute held a ribbon cutting late last month for the new Mission Operations Center.
The facility is in the Computer Science Engineering Building on the UF Gainesville campus.
WUFT's Ailee Shanes met up with the Astraeus director Rachael Seidler to get a tour.