Robert Gay, educational manager at the museum, said the idea of a moon tree originated during the Apollo missions. On the Apollo 14 mission, astronauts took tree seeds with them to the moon.

The Moon Tree initiative, an official partnership between NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services, is a nod to the 1971 Apollo 14 mission ...

“And that’s kind of the cool thing about a Moon Tree,” Sailstad said. “It was more than just planting a tree. It was special. But it was also just planting a tree.” Today, the sapling is ...

"I think (the moon tree) is really cool because it traveled around the world and space. I think it's cool we had someone special to share it with," said Matthew, a fourth-grade student at the ...

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Camas High School will plant a rare "Moon Tree" on its campus, a seedling grown from seeds that traveled around the Moon on NASA's Artemis I mission. The Douglas-fir ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Moon Tree dedication ceremony was held at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School this Saturday, celebrating the life of a seed that has been to the moon and back. The middle ...

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A tree grown from seeds flown around the moon on the Artemis I mission has found a home at Monte Sano State Park. Officials from Alabama State Parks and the Von Braun Astronomical Society gathered ...

On Monday morning, students and teachers at Snow Hill Middle School planted their newly acquired moon tree. It's not just ... "Something really cool, it's traveled over 1.4 million miles all ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The University of Arizona will celebrate the planting of the Artemis I Moon Tree, a sweetgum tree that symbolizes a significant milestone in lunar exploration. The event ...

FERNWOOD, MI – There’s a sycamore tree in Michigan that has been to the moon and back. Astronaut Stuart Roosa brought thousands of tree seeds on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. Later ...