{"id":97599,"date":"2021-02-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-468036"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:03:55","slug":"moon-trees-stand-as-living-testaments-to-first-voyages-to-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/moon-trees-stand-as-living-testaments-to-first-voyages-to-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Trees Stand as Living Testaments to First Voyages to Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The craters, mountains, and plains of the Moon stretched beneath the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-14\/\" data-type=\"mission\" data-id=\"249063\">Apollo 14<\/a> Command and Service Module Kitty Hawk in February 1971. While Commander Alan Shepard and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell explored the Fra Mauro region of Earth\u2019s celestial neighbor, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa conducted observations, experiments, and scientific investigations in lunar orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flying passively in Roosa\u2019s personal travel kit on Kitty Hawk 50 years ago was a canister of approximately 400-500 loblolly pine, sweet gum, redwood, Douglas fir, and sycamore tree seeds. Upon return, the seeds were germinated and grew into <a href=\"https:\/\/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/planetary\/lunar\/moon_tree.html\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMoon Trees\u201d<\/a> found around the U.S. and world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe historic voyages of the Apollo program were about bold exploration and incredible scientific discovery,\u201d says acting NASA Chief Historian Brian Odom. \u201cApollo 14 included the widest range of scientific experiments to that point in the program, but in the case of Roosa\u2019s \u2018Moon Trees\u2019, it was what the astronauts took with them on their lunar journey that has left such an indelible mark on the landscape back on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Forest Service, the seeds were flown as an experiment to determine the effects of deep space on seeds and also to help raise awareness about the Forest Service and the wildland forest firefighters called smokejumpers. Roosa served as a smokejumper in the 1950s\u2014jumping out of airplanes to combat the blazes\u2014before becoming a military aviator and astronaut.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_20160701_162337700_c.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_20160701_162337700_c.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Trees\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A sycamore Moon Tree planted at Mississippi State University in 1975 is the parent tree to many second-generation trees called Half-Moon Trees.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Will Bryan<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ed Cliff, chief of the Forest Service, came up with the Moon Tree concept. Cliff knew of Roosa from Roosa\u2019s time as a smokejumper, and he contacted the astronaut to propose the idea. Stan Krugman, a geneticist at the Forest Service, was placed in charge of the project and selected the seeds that flew into lunar orbit on Apollo 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the mission, the canister ruptured during decontamination processes, and the seeds were mixed together. The experiment\u2019s environment was compromised, and the seeds were feared to be dead. Nonetheless, they were sent to Forest Service offices in Gulfport, Mississippi, and Placerville, California, to see if any could be germinated and grown into saplings. Some 450 saplings were grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moon Tree saplings were gifted to schools, universities, parks, and government offices, many as part of the U.S. bicentennial celebrations in 1976. Locations were chosen, in part, to ensure proper climate conditions for the respective tree species.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?w=1240\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=768,525 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=1024,700 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=400,274 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=600,410 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=900,615 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/moon_trees_map.jpg?resize=1200,821 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Moon Trees were planted across the U.S. and the world. Known locations of trees can be at the link below.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Moon Tree Locations\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Moon Tree Locations<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a telegram to U.S. Bicentennial Moon Tree planting ceremonies, then-President Gerald Ford said, \u201cThis tree which was carried by Astronauts Stuart Roosa, Alan Shepard, and Edgar Mitchell on their mission to the Moon, is a living symbol of our spectacular human and scientific achievements. It is a fitting tribute to our national space program which has brought out the best of American patriotism, dedication, and determination to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some trees were planted beside their Earth-grown counterparts. After decades of growth, no discernable differences can be found between the trees that grew from seeds that traveled to the Moon and those that never left Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?w=2016\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Tree\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/msfc_moon_tree_2019-1.jpeg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A Half-Moon Tree stands sentry outside Building 4708 at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight in Huntsville, Alabama, one of the buildings that helped develop the Saturn V rocket that launched astronauts to Moon in 1968-1972.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Brian Odom<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Second-generation trees, grown from Moon Tree seeds, are sometimes known as Half-Moon Trees and are also growing around the world. One such Half-Moon Tree calls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/marshall-space-flight-center\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/marshall-space-flight-center\/\">NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> in Huntsville, Alabama, its home as it stands outside a building that played a key role in development of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo 14 mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As NASA and its international, industrial, and academic partners prepare to return humans to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, understanding the effects of deep space on plant growth is critical \u2014 a foundation the Apollo 14 mission help lay. Astronauts on the Moon and Mars will be too far from Earth for regular resupply missions carrying fresh food, so they must be able to grow their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experiments on the International Space Station are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/veggie-fact-sheet-508.pdf?emrc=dff13e\">studying the growth<\/a> of various plants and crops, which could be used as food for spacefaring astronauts. In November 2020, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, a member of the Expedition 64 crew, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-466645\" data-type=\"migration\" data-id=\"73047\">harvested a crop of radishes<\/a>. Other crops grown on the space station include red romaine lettuce, Mizuna mustard greens, and zinnia flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All crops grown in space have Apollo 14 in their roots. Five decades after the mission that took seeds to the Moon, the trees that grew from the seeds stand as living, leafy testaments to humanity\u2019s first voyages to the Moon, while the crops grown in space since enable the continuation of humanity\u2019s exploration of the cosmos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/planetary\/lunar\/moon_tree.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Learn more about the Moon Trees\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn more about the Moon Trees<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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