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Moon Trees LIVE 2 — Episode 1 — Splashdown: Return to Earth

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Welcome to Moon Trees LIVE 2: The Journey Continues!
The USDA Forest Service sent hundreds of tree seeds to NASA who launched them past the Moon! The seeds are back! Find out what happens next in a series of four videos. In Episode 1, we'll explore how the seeds returned to Earth, how NASA retrieved them, and how they were returned to the USDA Forest Service.

Moon Trees LIVE 2 — Episode 1 — Splashdown: Return to Earth

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