UF Plant Experiment Flies on Virgin Galactic Spaceship
UF project, funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program, was the only science experiment on the Virgin Galactic mission, meant to study the impact the transition to and from zero gravity has on gene expression in cells, and, more broadly, to develop protocols for “human-tended” suborbital flights.
UF Researchers Aim to One Day Farm on Mars
UF researchers are playing a part in the future of space agriculture. One of the co-directors of the UF Space Plants Lab said all the research they do has one main goal, to one day grow plants on Mars.
With New Shepard Launch, Space Researchers Become Space Customers
The University of Florida is helping to launch a new era in space research with a plant experiment aboard Blue Origin’s New... Read More
