{"id":3122,"date":"2019-12-17T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T16:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:22:43","slug":"blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Knowledge gained about bioluminescence in microgravity will complement ongoing research<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin\u2019s rocket, named \u201cNew Shepard\u201d for astronaut Alan Shepard, launched Dec. 11 in Texas. The suborbital, reusable rocket is designed to send payloads past the boundary of space. UND Space Studies students sent a payload up with the latest launch. Image courtesy of Blue Origin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEAR VAN HORN, TEXAS \u2013 A team of Space Studies student researchers from the University of North Dakota, called the \u201cDinonauts,\u201d recently helped successfully launch into space and recover a research project aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin reusable rocket, New Shepard.<\/p>\n<p>The launch and recovery took place on Dec. 11 at the West Texas Launch Site near Van Horn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been working hard and many late-night hours for the past year to bring this dream to reality,\u201d said James Stoffel, a UND Space Studies master\u2019s degree student and co-team lead. \u201cThere were so many great learning opportunities, challenges and talented minds from across the country, with the philosophy to #NeverGiveUP and be #DreamersDoers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow UND Space Studies Student and Co-team Lead Laura Banken added, \u201cA talented team came together to make this research possible. Together, we were able to address complex scientific questions to learn about life processes in microgravity. This research supports the next steps in manned spaceflight \u2014 to the Moon, Mars and beyond!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14109\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/FKP_0649-Customer-3-Dec-11-2019-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-team lead James Stoffel can be seen holding a Fighting Hawks flag in front of New Shepard\u2019s crew capsule, standing alongside other researchers involved with the Dec. 11 launch. Image courtesy of James Stoffel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>The research<\/h4>\n<p>The experiment, titled \u201cDinoflagellates: A Study of Enzyme Kinetics in Microgravity,\u201d uses bioluminescent algae, called Dinoflagellates, to study the influence of microgravity on biochemical reactions at the cellular level. The knowledge gained from the experiment will complement ongoing research efforts on the effects of microgravity on the human body\u2014 specifically skeletal, muscular and cardiac systems, which need to be better understood for long duration manned spaceflight.<\/p>\n<p>The UND payload was part of the 2018 Ken Souza Memorial Student Spaceflight Research Competition, hosted by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, which encourages student investigators to develop original research proposals in space life and physical sciences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14111\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Bioluminescence-and-Dark-Phase-Microscopy-of-Dinoflagellates-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the left panel, a long-exposure shot shows the bioluminescent properties of dinoflagellates contained in a beaker. On the right, a dinoflagellate in isolation. UND Space Studies researchers developed their experiment to study the influence of microgravity on biochemical reactions. Image courtesy of James Stoffel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>UND Space Studies Professor and Director of the Human Spaceflight Laboratory Pablo de Le\u00f3n said, \u201cThe Dinonauts team has achieved the rare privilege of flying an experiment with Blue Origin. This has been possible thanks to the capacity, enthusiasm and persistence of James Stoffel and Laura Banken, student leads and the entire Dinonauts team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing an educational payload flown by Blue Origin is a source of pride for our department and allows us to plan for other payloads for the near future. Our thanks also go to the Ken Souza Memorial Student Spaceflight Research Competition and to Blue Origin for this amazing opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard system is a fully reusable, vertical takeoff and vertical landing space vehicle. New Shepard is capable of carrying hundreds of pounds of payloads or up to six astronauts per flight beyond the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line (100 kilometers high, or 62.1 miles ), the internationally recognized boundary of space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14197\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Fred-James-Laura-Dinolab-2-UND-Today.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Feraidoon \u201cFred\u201d Bourbour, James Stoffel and Laura Banken pose with the Dinonauts\u2019 Blue Origin payload before its flight on New Shepard this past Thursday. Image courtesy of James Stoffel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Looking forward<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14113\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14113\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/FKP_0594-Group-booster-shot-Dec-11-2019-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND Space Studies researchers, among others, stand in front of New Shepard\u2019s reusable booster. Image courtesy of James Stoffel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With last Wednesday\u2019s rocket flight a success, the Dinonauts Team is looking forward to the next opportunity to expand its research and knowledge on future long-duration space flights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe research we\u2019re doing off the Earth will also benefit our world on Earth and beyond,\u201d Stoffel said.<\/p>\n<p>The team includes co-team leaders, James Stoffel and Laura Banken; and fellow UND student researchers, Sophie Orr, Terry Rector, Marissa Saad, Feraidoon \u201cFred\u201d Bourbour, Dario Schor and Eryn Beisner; along with their faculty mentor UND Assistant Professor of Space Studies Michael Dodge J.D., LL.M.<\/p>\n<h4>Follow on Social Media<\/h4>\n<p>To follow the team\u2019s progress please visit:<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/und_dinonauts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UND_Dinonauts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNDDinonauts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UNDDinonauts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pictame.com\/user\/und_dinonauts\/8028219691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UND_Dinonauts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further inquiries, please contact the Team at <a href=\"mailto:UNDDinonauts@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNDDinonauts@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Blue Origin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin was established by Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos with the vision of a future where millions of people live and work in space. Reusability is key to realizing this vision. Blue Origin\u2019s record-setting New Shepard was the first fully reusable vertical takeoff and vertical landing space vehicle to fly above the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line five times and land safely back on Earth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_34 addtoany_list\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" title=\"LinkedIn\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" title=\"Email\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">Email<\/span><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" title=\"Copy Link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">Copy Link<\/span><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_printfriendly\" title=\"PrintFriendly\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/#printfriendly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"a2a_label\">PrintFriendly<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge gained about bioluminescence in microgravity will complement ongoing research Blue Origin\u2019s rocket, named \u201cNew Shepard\u201d for astronaut Alan Shepard, launched Dec. 11 in Texas. The suborbital, reusable rocket is designed to send payloads past the boundary of space. UND Space Studies students sent a payload up with the latest launch. Image courtesy of Blue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":3123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[250],"tags":[323,389,390,343,344,386,388,384,351,365,387,385],"class_list":["post-3122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-space","tag-nasa","tag-nd-space-grant","tag-north-dakota-space-grant","tag-und","tag-und-aerospace","tag-und-and-nasa","tag-und-space-grant","tag-und-space-studies","tag-university-of-north-dakota","tag-university-of-north-dakota-aerospace","tag-university-of-north-dakota-nasa","tag-university-of-north-dakota-space-studies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Knowledge gained about bioluminescence in microgravity will complement ongoing research Blue Origin\u2019s rocket, named \u201cNew Shepard\u201d for astronaut Alan Shepard, launched Dec. 11 in Texas. The suborbital, reusable rocket is designed to send payloads past the boundary of space. UND Space Studies students sent a payload up with the latest launch. Image courtesy of Blue [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"475\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matthew Hillestad\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matthew Hillestad\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matthew Hillestad\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a\"},\"headline\":\"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":830,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/51\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"NASA\",\"ND Space Grant\",\"North Dakota Space Grant\",\"UND\",\"UND Aerospace\",\"UND and Nasa\",\"UND Space Grant\",\"UND Space Studies\",\"University of North Dakota\",\"University of North Dakota Aerospace\",\"University of North Dakota Nasa\",\"University of North Dakota Space Studies\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Space Studies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/51\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/51\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/51\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":475},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/\",\"name\":\"John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences\",\"description\":\"News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a\",\"name\":\"Matthew Hillestad\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/jdosas\\\/author\\\/mhillestad\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences","og_description":"Knowledge gained about bioluminescence in microgravity will complement ongoing research Blue Origin\u2019s rocket, named \u201cNew Shepard\u201d for astronaut Alan Shepard, launched Dec. 11 in Texas. The suborbital, reusable rocket is designed to send payloads past the boundary of space. UND Space Studies students sent a payload up with the latest launch. Image courtesy of Blue [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/","og_site_name":"John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences","article_published_time":"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":475,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Matthew Hillestad","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matthew Hillestad","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/"},"author":{"name":"Matthew Hillestad","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/#\/schema\/person\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a"},"headline":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space","datePublished":"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/"},"wordCount":830,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg","keywords":["NASA","ND Space Grant","North Dakota Space Grant","UND","UND Aerospace","UND and Nasa","UND Space Grant","UND Space Studies","University of North Dakota","University of North Dakota Aerospace","University of North Dakota Nasa","University of North Dakota Space Studies"],"articleSection":["Space Studies"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/","name":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space - John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg","datePublished":"2019-12-17T16:33:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T20:22:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/#\/schema\/person\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2020\/02\/Blue-Origin-NS-12-Liftoff-web.jpg","width":800,"height":475},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/2019\/12\/blue-origin-rocket-takes-und-students-experiment-into-space\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blue Origin rocket takes UND students\u2019 experiment into space"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/","name":"John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences","description":"News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/#\/schema\/person\/cc2a7972039f6134139df95faeeffd0a","name":"Matthew Hillestad","url":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/author\/mhillestad\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10702,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122\/revisions\/10702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/jdosas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}