Tree seeds were taken into orbit and
planted as "Moon Trees."
When astronaut Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest
Service smoke jumper, orbited above the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in
1971, he brought with him hundreds of seeds from five different kinds of trees:
loblolly pine, sycamore, sweetgum, redwood, and Douglas fir.
When he
returned to Earth, the seeds were planted throughout the U.S. and around the
world in order to grow into what were affectionately deemed "Moon
Trees." If you're interested in seeing one in person, you can find a list
of the trees as well as their locations on NASA's website.
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