Rob Ferl
Rob Ferl is a university of florida professor and nasa-funded researcher. That professional background preceded Ferl's participation in Blue Origin's human-spaceflight program.
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- Birthplace
- United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
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EVA time
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In space
1 suborbital flight
Bio
NS-26 launched on August 29, 2024 aboard New Shepard, with Ferl serving as Research Astronaut.
New Shepard launches vertically from West Texas, carries its autonomous crew above the atmosphere, and returns the capsule under parachutes while the lands separately under power. Rob Ferl therefore has 1 completed spaceflight; backup, training, canceled, and future assignments are excluded from that total. The mission connected Ferl's professional experience with direct work aboard a crewed spacecraft and a completed flight assignment. The flight converted that professional background into direct experience of launch, weightlessness, Earth viewing, , and recovery.