Artemis Moon Tree Planting Ceremony
• NASA partnered with U.S. Forest Service to fly nearly 2,000 seeds of five different tree species aboard the Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis I test flight in November 2022.
• Moon trees are meant to promote STEM education and conservation. They follow the legacy of the Apollo 14 Moon trees, which flew to lunar orbit with NASA Astronaut Stuart Roosa over 50 years ago.
• These flown seeds have been nurtured by the USDA into seedlings to be shared with the public to plant the next generation of "Moon Trees," which will serve as sources of inspiration.
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