Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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On Nov. 16, 2022, NASA launched the Artemis I test flight, sending an uncrewed Orion capsule beyond the Moon and back. On board were seeds from five species of trees, to be planted after returning to Earth. On Nov. 7, 2024, a seedling from the Artemis I flight was planted at the NASA Goddard Visitor Center by Artemis I Mission Manager Mike Sarafin, Artemis II Camera Lead Marie Henderson, Artemis III Project Scientist Noah Petro, Artemis IV Project Scientist Barbara Cohen, and others. In commemorating the event, Dr. Petro noted that planting a seedling is, like space exploration, an act of hope intended to bring fruit to future generations.
Learn more: nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-stem-artemis-moon-trees
Video description:
0:00 Artemis I lifting off.
0:04 Rocket fire, seen from the side of the rocket. The booster falls off.
0:09 Approaching the Moon, seen from a camera on the Orion spacecraft.
0:11 Another view of the Moon’s limb, seen from the Orion spacecraft.
0:14 Crescent Earth seen from the Orion spacecraft
0:17 Earth’s limb, mostly blue ocean.
0:21 Two orange and white parachutes gently set the Orion capsule down in the ocean.
0:25 Aerial view of NASA Goddard.
0:30 Noah Petro holding a small tree in a pot.
0:32 Panning up a shovel with an Artemis sticker.
0:36 Noah talking into a microphone.
0:44 Noah digging with the shovel.
0:46 Close up on the shovel.
0:49 Noah is joined by Mike Sarafin digging in the hole.
0:53 Close up on the hole.
0:56 A staff member carries the tree to the hole.
1:00 The tree in its pot, sitting on the ground.
1:02 Multiple people digging the hole.
1:06 A staff member frees the tree roots.
1:10 People digging.
1:12 A staff member settles dirt around the tree.
1:14 People clap in a circle around the planted tree.
1:19 People pose with the tree for pictures.
1:22 Noah talking.
1:25 Marie Henderson poses with the tree.
1:29 The Artemis logo becomes the NASA logo.
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor
Noah Petro: Scientist
John D. Philyaw: Videographer
Lonnie Shekhtman: Public Affairs
Caela Barry: Support
Staci Horvath: Support
Kathryn Mersmann: Support
Derrol Nail: Launch Commentator
Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support
Universal Production Music: “Positive Progression” by Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] and Ben Andrew [PRS]; “Timeless” by Joshua Benjamin Pacey [PRS] and Harry Gregson Williams [BMI]
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14929. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14929. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
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🌱🚀
On Nov. 16, 2022, NASA launched the Artemis I test flight, sending an uncrewed Orion capsule beyond the Moon and back. On board were seeds from five species of trees, to be planted after returning to Earth. On Nov. 7, 2024, a seedling from the Artemis I flight was planted at the NASA Goddard Visitor Center by Artemis I Mission Manager Mike Sarafin, Artemis II Camera Lead Marie Henderson, Artemis III Project Scientist Noah Petro, Artemis IV Project Scientist Barbara Cohen, and others. In commemorating the event, Dr. Petro noted that planting a seedling is, like space exploration, an act of hope intended to bring fruit to future generations.
Learn more: nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-stem-artemis-moon-trees
Video description:
0:00 Artemis I lifting off.
0:04 Rocket fire, seen from the side of the rocket. The booster falls off.
0:09 Approaching the Moon, seen from a camera on the Orion spacecraft.
0:11 Another view of the Moon’s limb, seen from the Orion spacecraft.
0:14 Crescent Earth seen from the Orion spacecraft
0:17 Earth’s limb, mostly blue ocean.
0:21 Two orange and white parachutes gently set the Orion capsule down in the ocean.
0:25 Aerial view of NASA Goddard.
0:30 Noah Petro holding a small tree in a pot.
0:32 Panning up a shovel with an Artemis sticker.
0:36 Noah talking into a microphone.
0:44 Noah digging with the shovel.
0:46 Close up on the shovel.
0:49 Noah is joined by Mike Sarafin digging in the hole.
0:53 Close up on the hole.
0:56 A staff member carries the tree to the hole.
1:00 The tree in its pot, sitting on the ground.
1:02 Multiple people digging the hole.
1:06 A staff member frees the tree roots.
1:10 People digging.
1:12 A staff member settles dirt around the tree.
1:14 People clap in a circle around the planted tree.
1:19 People pose with the tree for pictures.
1:22 Noah talking.
1:25 Marie Henderson poses with the tree.
1:29 The Artemis logo becomes the NASA logo.
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor
Noah Petro: Scientist
John D. Philyaw: Videographer
Lonnie Shekhtman: Public Affairs
Caela Barry: Support
Staci Horvath: Support
Kathryn Mersmann: Support
Derrol Nail: Launch Commentator
Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support
Universal Production Music: “Positive Progression” by Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] and Ben Andrew [PRS]; “Timeless” by Joshua Benjamin Pacey [PRS] and Harry Gregson Williams [BMI]
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14929. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14929. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
· Instagram: instagram.com/nasagoddard
· X: twitter.com/NASAGoddard
· Facebook: facebook.com/NASAGoddard
· Flickr: flickr.com/photos/gsfc
