Watch UF scientist rocket to space at the Reitz Union Aug. 29

Take part in history on Thursday, Aug. 29, as the University of Florida’s own Rob Ferl, Ph.D., becomes the first NASA-funded academic to conduct an experiment in space as part of the Blue Origin New Shepard mission.

Join a watch party starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Reitz Union to track the countdown to launch at 9 a.m. and follow the dramatic 11-minute journey to space and back. Free popcorn and “astronaut food” will be available as the official Blue Origin webcast plays. The event is hosted by the Reitz Union and the UF Astraeus Space Institute.

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