NASA STEM Artemis Moon Trees

Artemis 1 Fall 2024 Moon Tree Stewards Map via NASA

 

A friend of mine recently recommended Radio Lab’s episode on Moon Trees (2025, 2026), covering the Apollo Moon Trees. Now, there’s a new generation of Moon Trees, the Artemis Moon Trees! Here’s more from NASA:

…Moon Tree seeds traveled into lunar orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft. The seeds travelled thousands of miles beyond the Moon spending about 4 weeks in space before returning to Earth.

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement partnered with U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services to fly five species of tree seeds aboard Artemis I as part of a national STEM Engagement and conservation education initiative.

Read more and see the Artemis I Moon Tree Stewards

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