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Topic: NASA and Forest Service Artemis moon trees

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 01-09-2025 01:51 PM The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts [URL=https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/exhibits/2024-2025/moon-tree/]release[/URL] <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]Moon Tree[/b]</font> The USDA Forest Service has generously gifted one of their new generation of Moon Trees to be planted on the grounds of the Kennedy Center. These Moon Trees have been grown from seeds that were sent into space on board the Artemis I mission in partnership with NASA in 2022. Accepting stewardship of this young American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), a beautiful tree that has particular importance to the Indigenous peoples of the Potomac and to the ecology of the river itself, will be a lasting tribute to President Kennedy’s crucial role in the U.S. space program and a symbol of his belief in the importance of peaceful space exploration. The planting of the Moon Tree is a wonderful link between the recent "Reach to Forest" festival and the upcoming "Earth to Space: Arts Breaking the Sky" festival, which will celebrate the return of humans to the Moon. [b]Moon Tree Planting Ceremony[/b] <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_kcpa01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_kcpa01.jpg" width="400" height="267" border="0"></a></center> A Moon Tree sapling germinated from seeds sent on the 2022 Artemis space mission was planted on the Kennedy Center grounds in a special ceremony on November 12, 2024. In attendance were Deborah Rutter, President, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Alicia Adams, Vice President, International Programming and Dance; Kris Brown, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of STEM Engagement; Andria Weeks, Associate Deputy Chief, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry; and Chuck Sams, Director of the National Park Service. A musical rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" to mark the occasion was performed by a saxophone ensemble led by Davey Yarborough, Artistic Director of The Washington Jazz Arts Institute.</blockquote>
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