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

I really got to see the NASA Veggie Lab! They research and prototype advanced methods of food production in space, on the moon, and Mars. How do we monitor the plants? How do we harvest? What is tolerant to the space environment? What do astronauts want to eat? #NASASocial

Dow Farmers are doing a poll! Which camber do you like better? Growing Beyond EarthⓇ

This was when Lashelle Spencer and I were growing peppers while working to identify one to grow in space. In the end we grew the NUMEX Española Improved from The Chile Pepper Institute 🌶️🌶️🌶️🚀🚀🚀🌶️🌶️🌶️🌱🌱🌶️🌱🚀

I am just a funny scientist. I can’t believe that’s what I became. lol I’m with student Matt Hardy here. He made great contributions to a flight experiment we have coming up. Hey, thank you for sharing Trevor!!! 🌶️🚀

This is my great friend Jess Bunchek. We both came up together as NASA interns. She’s world famous now. 🥹🌱🚀🌱🚀

Dr Gioia Massa is the biggest influence on my space biology self. I’m honored to say that I’m part of her team!! 😃 she is the REAL REAL space farmer. She’s growing tomatoes in Veggie right now #veg05

I’m getting ready to walk to the beach 🏝️ to see the launch 🚀 I love living on the Space Coast! #Crew6

It’s so much fun to grow along with NASA as they grow plants in space. Veg-05 is growing Red Robin tomatoes 🍅 so I/we are too! 😃you should grow along too! #spacetomatochallenge The Space Chile Grow a Pepper Plant Challenge 🌶️🍅🚀🚀🌶️🚀🍅🍅🌱🌱🌱🚀

Adding a little spice to life in space! #TBT to this experiment which cultivated chile peppers aboard International 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: go.nasa.gov/2YN8baW

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

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

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 🚀 🍅

The Space 🌶️ Challenge is on! Eight seeds, four different conditions and the first sprout has germinated in my aerogarden! Jacob Torres @thespacechileg1

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

Growing Beyond Earth, Herbs #2 NASA's Kennedy Space Center 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! Growing Beyond EarthⓇ

My Hydroponic Banksy Jar🫙explodes lettuce on harvest day! We’re doing a 3D printed materials plant growth experiment at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Gioia Massa and I make up a good team 🌱🚀 #nasa #3dprint #spacebiology #veggie #aph #controlledenvironmentagriculture #scientist #engineering

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🌱Growing Beyond EarthⓇ