{"id":149716,"date":"2025-11-06T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//?p=149716"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:52:01","slug":"behind-ucf-space-game-2025s-theme-hypersonic-hades-wind-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//behind-ucf-space-game-2025s-theme-hypersonic-hades-wind-tunnel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//","title":{"rendered":"Behind Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Space Game 2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s Theme: Hypersonic HADES Wind Tunnel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Born from the challenge of the Space Race, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. Today, we are still are a place where our people/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s curiosity drives discovery, bold questions shape the future and exploration advances life on Earth.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p><strong><em>Founded to reach the moon, we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019re already on our way to the next frontier. 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The setting appears to be a research facility focused on aerospace testing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-img size-full wp-image-149718 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"Three individuals stand in a laboratory next to the HADES wind tunnel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s plenum, a large cylindrical metal chamber with multiple bolt holes on its front face. The plenum is mounted on a sturdy metal frame with cables and tubing attached. Behind them are industrial equipment, a hanging metal component suspended by chains, and various tools on workbenches. The setting appears to be a research facility focused on aerospace testing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½_HyperSpace-Center_Justin-Sprunger.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">Aerospace Professor David Mitchell (left), graduate research assistant Justin Sprunger /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201922 (center) and postdoctoral scholar Sheikh Salauddin (right), who are members of the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ HyperSpace Center, stand next to the HADES wind tunnel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s plenum, a large metal chamber that helps control airflow during testing.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>HADES /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2014 which stands for <strong>h</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>igh <strong>e</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>nthalpy <strong>a</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>ltitude-stimulating <strong>d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>ynamic <strong>e</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>xperimental <strong>s</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//strong>ystem /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2014 will prove crucial to the HyperSpace Center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s hypersonic and space propulsion research for scientists and strategic partners across the globe. Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ is the first university in the nation to have hypersonic technology at this scale.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"attachment_149741/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"max-width: 400px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"400/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149741 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">Elements of the uniform include light trails that visualize the rapid momentum of future hypersonic travel.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>The wind tunnel will be able to replicate the pressure and temperature of atmospheric conditions needed to figure out the keys to unlocking speeds that could one day allow a commercial airliner to fly from New York to London in less than 15 minutes.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019ve been staring at this thing on my computer screen with the 3D model for over a year. To watch the evolution of something that started as an idea to now in front of you in person is/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2026 I don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019t think there/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s a better reward, honestly,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201d Sprunger says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201cAs a fundamental researcher looking into all these problems that we face, you always come up with these hypotheses. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2018Oh, if we could just do this experiment,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019 or /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2018If we could hold this one thing constant, then I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019d be able to see everything./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019 And with this facility coming online, those once-impossible ideas will now start to become a possibility./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<figure 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">The helmet decal features carbon composites that Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ researchers are studying for their high-temperature environments. Materials in this category are used as heat protection for spacecraft reentry.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<h2>Not Just /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2018Hype/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019 Anymore</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>NASA, and its predecessor the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, has been involved in the study of hypersonic flight since the 1950s, though technology of the time limited much progress in the field. 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the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//a> that provides a centralized, physical space to advance hypersonic technology.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>The work conducted in this unassuming one-story, gray rectangular building on the perimeter of Central Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s Research Park will build on Trustee Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Kareem Ahmed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s progress so far, including development of the first hypersonic detonation rocket engine in 2020.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"attachment_149727/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"><noscript><img 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">The Mission IX patch&#8217;s delta shape reflects the aerodynamic form of future hypersonic vehicles capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 17. The upward orientation signifies Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½&#8217;s ascent in research, technology and athletics. Eight Polaris stars represent the previous Space Games. The ninth, larger star is at the center of hypersonic breakthroughs at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>So how does HADES fit into this?</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>HADES stands for high enthalpy altitude-stimulating dynamic experimental system.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>High enthalpy translates to very hot, or a lot of energy.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>Altitude-simulating attributes to the atmosphere/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s range of pressures and temperatures. With this facility, Sprunger and the team will be able to adjust elements to simulate the low-pressure altitude environment that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019s important for outer body aerodynamic tests.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>Dynamic refers to the range of tests it can conduct, which is novel compared to wind tunnels at other institutions. The Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion in Tallahassee has a <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//fcaap.fsu.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//labs#Polysonic-Wind-Tunnel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">Polysonic wind tunnel</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//a> that has the ability for long run times and can reach up to Mach 5, but its downside is its cold. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/">The Mission IX center patch represents HADES (High-Enthalpy Altitude-Stimulating Dynamic Experimental System), the large-scale hypersonic wind tunnel for resting related to the Mach 10 Oblique Detonation program. The design mimics the wind tunnel&#8217;s fueling apparatus and includes Citronaut, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½&#8217;s first mascot, at the center.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>Simply put, HADES can do it all, which will attract researchers because it allows for long run times while also customizing and accounting for the pressure and temperature they need in the atmosphere to strengthen the data of their experiments.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019re going to be able to hit all the high Mach numbers; we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019re going to be able to do it for long durations; and we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u2019re going to be able to match the enthalpy of a flight,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201d Sprunger says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149716/u201cSo 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