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A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world.

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Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School students wearing space themed clothing attend a ceremony to plant a small Giant Sequoia tree from NASA's Artemis I Mission's tree seeds that traveled around the moon twice, after the school was honored in the spring of 2024 to become NASA Moon Tree Stewards in Lake Forest, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

Santiago parent volunteer Stacie Aguesse, left, delivers a small Giant Sequoia tree from NASA's Artemis I Mission's tree seeds that traveled around the moon twice, as NASA scientists, JPL engineers, US Forest Service representatives, and teachers join Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School students at a ceremony to plant it after the school was honored in the spring of 2024 to become NASA Moon Tree Stewards in Lake Forest, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

“It's kind of crazy,” said Emily Aguesse, a sixth grader who participated in Monday's ceremony welcoming the tree. “I've always wanted to go to space but this motivates it even more.”

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