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Seeds sent into space by NASA, Forest Service return to Earth, create new generation of “Moon Trees”

NASA's Orion Spacecraft sitting on a mobile launcher in November 2022 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Kayla Herriman pauses from x-raying seeds to pose for a picture. (Photo courtesy Malcolm Howard). Kayla Herriman is x-raying tree seeds that recently traveled 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon. The seeds completed their epic journey on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the NASA’s Artemis program…
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