Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Apollo 14—the third crewed mission that landed on the ...

When Apollo 14 returned to Earth in 1971, it brought with it an unexpected legacy: hundreds of tree seeds that had orbited ...

The American moon missions, more than 50 years later, are each memorable in their own way. Apollo 11, of course, is known for being the very first time human beings set foot on the moon. Apollo 12, ...

The story of Apollo 14 pilot Stuart Roosa’s pocketful of seeds might seem quaint if it weren’t so absurd. It all starts in 1971, as Roosa flies to the Moon with a small forest of seeds in his pocket.

KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST, La. (WVUE) - More than a half-century ago, astronauts carried a canister of tree seeds around the moon. It was part of an experiment conducted on Apollo 14 to see if ...

APOLLO ELEVEN MISSION ... WE'RE ALSO MARKING A UNIQUE CENTRAL COAST CONNETION TO THE APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM. A TREE THAT MADE THE JOURNEY TO THE MOON ON APOLLO 14-- JUST THREE YEARS AFTER APOLLO ELEVEN.