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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 03-20-2025 06:34 AM NASA release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]NASA Langley Dedicates Artemis Moon Tree[/b]</font> A tree that sprouted from a seed that journeyed around the Moon and back is growing at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_nasa_lrc01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_nasa_lrc01.jpg" width="400" height="286" border="0"></a></center> [i][b]Above[/b]: NASA's Acting Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Lori Glaze, right, and NASA Langley Acting Center Director Trina Dyal spoke at a dedication ceremony for NASA Langley's Artemis Moon Tree at the center March 12.[/i] (NASA/Ryan Hill) NASA's Acting Associate Administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Lori Glaze and NASA Langley Acting Center Director Trina Dyal spoke at a dedication ceremony for the Artemis Moon Tree, a loblolly pine, at the center March 12. "I wanted to quote an old Greek proverb that more or less says something like, 'Society grows when its elders plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in,' " said Glaze. "I love that. We always talk about how we stand on the shoulders of giants. Those giants planted seeds, and we are still benefiting from the tremendous roots of those trees," The young tree, only about two feet tall right now, is growing in an area between NASA Langley's Integrated Engineering Services Building and its Measurement Systems Laboratory. The pine is surrounded by a wire plant protector. A yellow label identifies the species and the location of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services nursery where the seedling was grown — Charles E. Bessey Nursery in Halsey, Nebraska. A small plaque marks its status as a Moon Tree. "This, we plant here for all future generations to be inspired and to continue on the amazing legacy of what we're doing," said Glaze. "Our return to the lunar surface and our journey to Mars through the Artemis campaign is really going to lay the foundation for that future of exploration that right now we're only dreaming about. With your help, through Langley and the rest of our NASA colleagues and partners, we're going to achieve those visions." <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_nasa_lrc02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_moon_tree_nasa_lrc02.jpg" width="400" height="560" border="0"></a></center> [i][b]Above[/b]: NASA Langley's Artemis Moon Tree is a loblolly pine.[/i] (NASA/Ryan Hill) The loblolly seed was one of many that flew on the Artemis I mission Nov. 16 to Dec. 11, 2022 — journeying 270,000 miles from Earth aboard the Orion spacecraft. NASA's Office of STEM Engagement partnered with the Forest Services to fly the seeds aboard Artemis I as part of a national STEM Engagement and conservation education initiative. In addition to loblolly pines, tree species on the flight included sycamores, sweetgums, Douglas firs, and giant sequoias. The Forest Services germinated the seeds. Locally, NASA Langley's loblolly pine is one of three Artemis Moon Trees. The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News and the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk were also selected as Moon Tree stewards, and also received loblolly pines.</blockquote>
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