An adventure launched out of Durango has orbited the moon and returned to earth, landing at its point of origin. The Moon Trees are back.
This outer space odyssey begins and ends in Colorado. There are a lot of miles to cover, so you have to stay with the story.
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What s a Moon Tree ?
Let s get right to the point. Moon Trees, according to Wikipedia, . are trees grown from 500 seeds taken into orbit around the Moon by Stuart Roosa, the Command Module Pilot on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
What does this have to do with Durango, Colorado?
Moon Trees Return to Earth - Landing in Durango, Colorado
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A New Search Has Begun For Moon Trees, The Glorious Legacy of Apollo 14
JACINTA BOWLER & SCIENCEALERT STAFF
22 APRIL 2021
Update (22 April 2021): Since we first wrote about the Moon Trees, interest in these wonderful living relics of the Apollo era has renewed. Now, the Royal Astronomical Society and the UK Space Agency have begun a quest to search for these trees across Britain.
According to a recent BBC Radio 4 program, around 15 of these trees were planted in the UK. However, any records of how the seeds may have arrived in the country are nowhere to be found.
Space has a wonderful way of inspiring people. We saw that excitement when space saplings grown from the seeds from Newton s apple tree were planted on our soil, says space exploration expert Libby Jackson from the UK Space Agency.
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