月亮树奉献仪式与阿尔忒弥斯二号宇航员

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, 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 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 and plant them in their communities.

Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

2024年6月4日，星期二，NASA宇航员维克托·格洛弗（左）、里德·怀斯曼（左中）、克里斯蒂娜·科赫（右中）和加拿大航天局宇航员杰里米·汉森（右）在华盛顿美国国会大厦举行的月球树奉献仪式后合影。照片中的美国甜树是由阿尔忒弥斯一号任务期间绕月飞行的种子培育而成。

月球树起源于阿波罗14号任务，当时NASA宇航员斯图尔特·卢萨将树的种子带入月球轨道。为了向阿波罗14号的遗产致敬，也为了庆祝NASA阿尔忒弥斯计划对太空探索的未来，“新一代”月球树的种子乘坐猎户座飞船进入了月球轨道。这些种子在月球外飞行了数千英里，在返回地球之前在太空中度过了大约4周。来自美国各地的组织将收到这些幼苗，并将其种植在各自的社区。

影像来源: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani