Stuart Roosa flew to the Moon in 1971 with a pocketful of 500 seeds from various tree species to honor his colleagues and their mission, resulting in the creation of 'Moon trees' planted across the U.S.
The Forest Service found that the 'Moon tree' saplings grew similar to earth-based trees after being exposed to microgravity and cislunar space, leading to their distribution to forestry services globally.
As NASA prepares to plant new 'Moon trees' from the Artemis I mission, the focus is on accurately documenting their locations, unlike the previous loss of track with the original 'Moon trees' planted post-Apollo 14.
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