were planted around the country, many as part of the U.S. bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Now, it is NASA's hope that a new generation of moon trees will take root and carry on the legacy of inspiration. The seeds that journeyed 270,000 miles [435,000 km] from Earth on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft included sycamores, sweetgums, Douglas-firs, loblolly pines and giant sequoias. Through the care of the Forest Service, the seeds were germinated and grown into seedlings in preparation for their new roles as Artemis moon trees.
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