Cherry seeds will travel to space

The famous cherry trees of Japan to enjoy another honour soon.The  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has approved a project to send the seeds of cherry trees to the Japanese laboratory at the International Space Station which is orbiting above the earth.Japan manned Space system corps a Tokyo based private-sector consortium of 55 companies organized the cherry seeds half a year stay in space in part to see whether or how microgravity would affect them.The space project will send lily and violet seeds along with the seeds from 10 cherry trees including three designated by the government as natural treasures and touted as producing Japan’s most beautiful blossoms.