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NASA is giving education and community organizations the opportunity to receive seedlings that flew around the moon on NASA's Artemis I mission in 2022. The seedlings were grown from tree seeds of five different species, including sycamores, sweetgums, Douglas-firs, loblolly pines, and giant sequoias.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – NASA is partnering with the National Forest Service to distribute a living piece of spaceflight that people should hopefully be able to enjoy for the next several years. According to NASA, educators and community members will soon have the chance get living things that were once in zero gravity. NASA is partnering […]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is partnering with the National Forest Service to distribute a living piece of spaceflight history that people should be able to enjoy for the next several years. Educators and community members will soon have the chance to get living things that were once in zero […]

NASA has unveiled an extraordinary opportunity for education and community organizations — the chance to receive a tangible piece of space exploration history. As part<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/nasa-offers-seedlings-from-artemis-i-mission-for-educational-organizations/">Read More</a>

NASA's Artemis program is taking a unique approach to bridge space exploration and education by distributing tree seedlings that have flown around the Moon.

While some are digging in their heels to stop them from being dug up, others are warning that these shady symbols of the state may not survive the move.

In what was part experiment and part publicity stunt, an Apollo astronaut took a tin of tree seeds around the moon more than 50 years ago, and now the Artemis mission is doing it again.

In what was part experiment and part publicity stunt, an Apollo astronaut took a tin of tree seeds around the moon more than 50 years ago, and now the Artemis mission is doing it again.

Olympia has its share of great trees just waiting for passersby to wonder at their respected age and their stories. Take a walk around Olympia and check out these famous historic trees.

Yes, it's a real Moon Tree and it's growing right here in the Lone Star State. The Moon Trees were a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Forrest Service.