Kawai Kwok is one of eight University of Central Florida recipients to receive the NSF Career award for his research proposal of examining flexible yet strong material capable of performing as a satellite solar sail, and then being able to roll up from the satellite s base as easily as measuring tape.
UCF's Exolith lab is creating alien dirt, or regolith, helping scientists and engineers prepare for the next era of space exploration including NASA's moonshot Artemis missions and beyond.