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PBS documentary follows UF scientist Rob Ferl’s 2024 Blue Origin spaceflight

A new documentary produced by the University of Florida and airing on PBS chronicles space biologist Rob Ferl’s 2024 journey aboard a Blue Origin rocket, tracing the years of plant research that preceded the mission. The film focuses on the behind-the-scenes work of UF’s Space Plants Lab rather than the launch itself, offering viewers a closer look at what drives scientific inquiry in orbit.

Sources: UF News