Jacob Torres

I engineer through the spectrum of biology & art. I love to integrate nature & technology to contribute to space biology+inspire others to do great things

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

I definitely was not an English major “tomato’s”

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

Can anyone say “Space Tomatoes?”🚀🍅 Veg-05 is ready for launch 🚀 So excited for @plantsinspace!! #veg05 #SpX26 😃😃👋🏼🌱🌱🚀🍅🚀🍅🚀🍅🚀🍅🚀🍅🌱🌱

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

Growing Beyond Earth 🌎 🌱 requires hard work, but also a little help from technology. Like an astronaut, I have a lot to do while in the lab. So, I employed an @arduino board to help me grow through. Here’s how it went down🌱@GrowBeyondEarth

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@DowSpaceFarmers @NASA @GrowBeyondEarth @MidlandPS @TedDavis05 @plantsinspace @trentmsmith @getMARSfarm @APadolf Hey Dow!! I think you’re awesome!! I’m so happy I got to see your presentation. it was well rounded. I learn from you! 😃👋🏼

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@FelixVarelaHS @FairchildGarden @GrowBeyondEarth @AP_Trevor @SuptDotres @MDCPSSouth @NASAKennedy Soo cool I’m so sad that I didn’t make it. I love your pictures!! 😃👋🏼👋🏼

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

My Hydroponic Banksy Jar🫙explodes lettuce on harvest day! We’re doing a 3D printed materials plant growth experiment at @NASAKennedy @plantsinspace and I make up a good team 🌱🚀 #nasa #3dprint #spacebiology #veggie #aph #controlledenvironmentagriculture #scientist #engineering

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

Growing Beyond Earth, Herbs #2 @NASAKennedy HARVEST!! They smelled soo soo good! They all grew great, but basil 164 overshadowed all the others! Here’s how I did it. Misome #2 is next! @GrowBeyondEarth

[Ben Greaves @Astro_Greaves]

🌾For todays third installment of #SpaceFarmingFriday let's take a look at @SAICinc's great tribute to Dr. Ray Wheeler from @NASAKennedy who has been an incredible pioneer of off-Earth agriculture! 🚀

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@mrs_tkearns @TheSpaceChileG1 Yay!! So awesome!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🚀🚀🌶️

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@astrobotnerd Jacob Torres said to wear clothes that you can get dirty in when you visit @NASAKennedy 🌱🌱🌱🌱 See you and the Winston Salem Crew tomorrow! 😃👋🏼👋🏼

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@LucasSa54749430 Not that I know of! What a great idea!!

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

This is an experiment that I was growing. Each cart had a different candidate irrigation system for microgravity and we grew the same plant to see how they compared to each other. These were Red Robin tomatoes that are currently growing in Veggie #Veg05 🚀 🍅

[at 🌎 @[email protected] @loooorenanicole]

Takeaway from Veggie Lab: to give our astronauts a healthy diet as we go further into space we’ve got to learn how to grow crops. Thus far research is on pick & grow crops like butter lettuce or bok choy. @nasa #NASASocial 🚀

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

I think it’s cooler to see my plants and work in tweets and posts instead of myself. they always look 👀 good! 🌱🌱😃😃

[NASA Events @NASA_Events]

Welcome to the Veggie Lab! Because there isn’t a farmer’s market in space, our scientists find way to grow plants in microgravity so that @NASA_Astronauts can enjoy fresh veggies. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at plants grown in the lab here on Earth! 🥬🍅🌱

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

These are pictures taken while I was an intern at @NASAKennedy. We filled Greenwerks with all kinds of plants 🌱 and experiments 🧫 that work led to my job as a horticultural scientist 👨‍🔬

[Mars One @MarsOneProject]

The Veggie Plant Growth Facility is where NASA is working toward the crucial goal of growing food in low or no gravity environments. The lab is currently growing Zinnia from seeds harvested on the ISS from Scott Kelly's plant!

#NASASocial

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@ddzejak Those were some of the first NUMEX Española Improved peppers we grew. Eventually they became the variety nasa grew in space during PH04. This picture is a little slice of space biology history! 👋🏼 😃

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@teachonthemoon @cosmicrachael @NASASocial Those were the first we were able to germinate and grow after they came back to earth. I think they were on a turn table. 🌀 🌸

[The FAA ✈️ @FAANews]

At the @NASA “Veggie Lab,” scientists and engineers replicate what the #astronauts do on the @Space_Station, but work on a two-day delay so they can plan to replicate any unforeseen circumstances. #NASASocial

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@AbiluTangwa Very cool! 🌱

[NASA Space Science @NASASpaceSci]

Adding a little spice to life in space!

#TBT to this experiment which cultivated chile peppers aboard @Space_Station for the first time. This and our other plant studies provide insight into growing food crops for long-duration space missions! Learn more: https://t.co/IuFwF0BkDV

[Jacob Torres @JacobIkaros]

@andrewkearns64 @josemartimast @FairchildChall @GrowBeyondEarth @plantsinspace Wonderful results and presentation of!! I do Learn from you guys. Thank you so much for sharing