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Jacob Torres: Growing Chile Plants in Space

Trained as an engineer, Torres combined skills in horticulture and engineering while working with the NASA Space Biology team at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Contributing to 17 experiments in several environments, Torres was part of the NASA team that grew the NuMex Española Improved pepper in the Advanced Plant Habitat on the International Space Station (2021). The twist? He himself is from Española, New Mexico! A self described “plant-growing inventor/engineer/space biologist/educator/philanthropist,” Torres worked on mechanization of harvesting chile, including working in the field at the Leyendecker Farm. Having succeeded at growing chile in space, today he is working in K-12 schools to explore growing chile on the moon. The Moon Chile Challenge is a New Mexico Nonprofit that teaches the next generation how to grow fresh food while fulfilling validation growth in the classroom. The hope is that one day a new generation will become space farmers too.