Earth Guardian Seeds Photo Shooting

iss056e181703 (9/21/2018) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst holding Earth Guardian Seeds, in the Cupola Module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). ESA-EPO-Gerst Earth Guardian Seeds (Earth Guardian Seeds) experiment is intended to teach students the importance of biodiversity and the protection of species, as well as, inspire curiosity for the natural and environmental sciences. Wildflower seeds are flown to the International Space Station (ISS), returned to Earth, and distributed to schools in Germany. The seeds are grown and their development is compared to grown seeds that remained on Earth.