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Nebraska National Forest at Halsey has 'moon trees' ready to ship

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During the Artemis 1 mission, seeds from different tree species were loaded in the Orion spacecraft for its trip around the moon. A similar program was done during the Apollo missions, with moon trees planted across the nation after NASA shipped seeds in a mission. Nebraska National Forest Nursery Manager Rich Gilbert said they're done growing sweetgum, American sycamore and some loblolly pine. They're just waiting for a list of addresses to send them to.

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Nebraska National Forest at Halsey has 'moon trees' ready to ship

"Moon trees" from NASA's Artemis project have germinated at the Nebraska National Forest nursery and are ready to ship out to different places across America.

1 month ago·North Platte, United States

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