From 471d010ea247561c17163e521b21a913456b67d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "github-actions[bot]" <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:01:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=A4=96=20Automated=20update=20(2024-06-10?= =?UTF-8?q?T18:01:27+0000)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- src/_posts/2024-06-10-669357.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/_posts/2024-06-10-669357.md diff --git a/src/_posts/2024-06-10-669357.md b/src/_posts/2024-06-10-669357.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d5625c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/_posts/2024-06-10-669357.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +{ + "date": "2024-06-10T15:52:25.000Z", + "title": "Moon Tree Dedication with Artemis II Crew", + "canonicalUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/moon-tree-dedication-with-artemis-ii-crew/", + "imageUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53769958874-d40b764d73-o.jpg", + "imageAlt": "Four astronauts, three men and one woman (second from right), rest their hands on the handles of short shovels that are planted in dirt. They surround a small tree sapling that has bright green leaves.", + "author": "Monika Luabeya" +} +--- + +NASA astronauts Victor Glover (left), Reid Wiseman (middle left), and Christina Koch (middle right), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (right), pose for a photo after a [Moon Tree dedication ceremony](https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBtxUu), Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at the United States Capitol in Washington. The American Sweetgum tree pictured was grown from a seed that was flown around the Moon during the Artemis I mission. + +[Moon Trees](https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-stem-artemis-moon-trees/) originated with the Apollo 14 mission, when NASA astronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds into lunar orbit. In a nod to the legacy of Apollo 14, and a celebration of the future of space exploration with NASA’s Artemis Program, a “new generation” of Moon Tree seeds traveled into lunar orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft. The seeds travelled thousands of miles beyond the Moon, spending about 4 weeks in space before returning to Earth. Organizations from across the United States [will receive the seedlings](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-finds-new-homes-for-artemis-generation-of-moon-trees-across-us/) and plant them in their communities. + +_Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani_