They spent several minutes in space before returning at 8:19 a.m. to West Texas. Ferl’s experiment looked at how plants adapt in space, focusing on which genes are activated.

Beer in space: UF/IFAS researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation This experiment will determine which genes turn on and off at various stages of flight. Although much is known ...

Ferl will fly into sub-orbital space on Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket. He'll be part of a six-person crew. The whole flight is expected to last about 15 minutes.

University of Florida horticulture science professor Rob Ferl on Thursday became the first NASA-sponsored customer to fly to space on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket bringing along a p… ...

UF is collaborating with other universities and companies to create Space-Edge, a space-centered business accelerator to help students break into the space industry, according to a UF news release ...

In similar fashion, the Florida Institute of Technology is joining forces with UF, Embry-Riddle and Florida A&M University to create C-STARS — the Center for Science, Research and Technology in ...

How do plants adapt when they go into space? That’s the question the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) hopes to answer with a novel space-based experiment ...