Winston-Salem State University will provide plant samples to the Blue Origin suborbital space flight, which is scheduled to blast off April 14 from its West Texas launch site.
Atkins High School senior Sally Lee, who is interning at Winston-Salem State, cuts a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant before making anatomical cuttings to view through a microscope in the astrobotany lab in the Sciences Building on campus. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
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Winston-Salem State junior astrobotany student Gabrielle N. Erwin works under a flow hood to prevent contamination while inoculating a germinated seed into growth media.
Gabrielle N. Erwin sanitizes lab equipment in the astrobotany lab.
A dwarf tomato plant begins to flower in the WSSU Astrobotany lab on April 7.
BH Media Winston-Salem State senior Sarah Lang looks through a microscope at anatomical cuttings of a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant in the astrobotany lab.
BH Media Winston-Salem State senior A’nya Buckner (left) speaks with WSSU associate professor of botany and plant physiology Rafael Loureiro in the astrobotany lab.
PHOTOS: Winston-Salem State students work on plant samples in the Astrobotany lab
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Gabrielle N. Erwin sanitizes lab equipment in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Gabrielle N. Erwin walks out of the Astrobotany lab to work under the flow hood on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Astrobotany student Gabrielle N. Erwin works under a flow hood to prevent contamination while inoculating a germinated seed into growth media on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Astrobotany student Gabrielle N. Erwin works under a flow hood to prevent contamination while inoculating germinated seeds into growth media on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Gabrielle N. Erwin places germinated seeds under grow lights in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Gabrielle N. Erwin shows a tray of germinated seeds in growth media under grow lights in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State senior A’nya Buckner wipes condensation from lids of jars containing seedlings in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Atkins High School senior Sally Lee, who is interning at Winston-Salem State, looks through a microscope at anatomical cuttings of a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State senior A’nya Buckner works on her tablet in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Atkins High School senior Sally Lee, who is interning at Winston-Salem State, places anatomical cuttings of a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant on a wet mount slide before viewing it through a microscope in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Atkins High School senior Sally Lee, who is interning at Winston-Salem State, places anatomical cuttings of a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant on a wet mount slide before viewing it through a microscope in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Atkins High School senior Sally Lee, who is interning at Winston-Salem State, cuts a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant before making anatomical cuttings to view through a microscope in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
A dwarf tomato plant begins to flower in Winston-Salem State’s Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State senior Sarah Lang looks through a microscope at anatomical cuttings of a leaf from a dwarf tomato plant in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State senior A’nya Buckner (left) speaks with WSSU associate professor of botany and plant physiology Rafael Loureiro in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State associate professor of botany and plant physiology Rafael Loureiro speaks with WSSU senior A’nya Buckner in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State junior Gabrielle N. Erwin sanitizes lab equipment in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Polaroid photos are pinned to a board near lab supplies in the Winston-Salem State Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Variants of dwarf tomato plants are set out on the counter to show the progress that has been made to produce more hearty and fruitful plants with most recent variant on the left in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
WSSU Astrobotany Blue Origin
Winston-Salem State senior A’nya Buckner wipes condensation from lids of jars containing seedlings in the Astrobotany lab on Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Sciences Building on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plant samples from the lab will be on board the Blue Origin all-female spaceflight when it launches on April 14.
