Plants shift gene activity within minutes of entering spaceflight

A University of Florida study captured the earliest stages of plant adaptation to spaceflight during Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-26 suborbital mission on Aug. 29, 2024. The findings were published in the journal npj Microgravity.

• The experiment was run by a UF astronaut aboard New Shepard NS-26
• The flight took place on Aug. 29, 2024
• Gene activity changes began within minutes of launch
• Results were published in the journal npj Microgravity