California School Plants NASA's 'Moon Tree' from Space-Flown Seeds
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary welcomes a giant sequoia grown from seeds that orbited the moon on NASA's Artemis I Mission.
- Students at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary in Lake Forest, California, participated in a ceremony to plant a 'Moon Tree' grown from seeds flown around the moon.
- This initiative marks the second time NASA has sent seeds into space, following the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
- The project aims to promote science and conservation education by distributing seedlings to schools and museums.
- Nearly 2,000 seeds from five tree species were sent into lunar orbit aboard the unmanned Orion spacecraft in 2022.
- The school's outdoor garden, decorated with space-themed elements, will host the tree, which is expected to grow for decades.
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