December 14th - on this day in 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt lifted off from the surface of the Moon onboard Apollo lunar module Challenger's ascent stage, docking to Apollo command and service module America, piloted by Ronald Evans, approx. two hours later. No humans have visited the Moon since then, 53 years ago. The Apollo 17 Command Module is on display at Space Center Houston. The video was taken using a camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and was remotely

Apollo transposition docking and extraction maneuver

This rare footage shows the Apollo 11 Lunar Module lifting off from the Moon, captured on 16mm film from the Command Module orbiting above. It records the exact moment astronauts left the lunar surface to reunite in orbit, completing humanity’s first landing on another world. The ascent stage carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin away from the Moon, leaving the descent stage behind as a silent marker of exploration. This historic footage has been enhanced with modern processing and music by Moo

This rare television clip shows Buzz Aldrin carefully descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module and stepping onto the Moon on July 20, 1969. 🌑 Moments earlier, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on another world. As Aldrin followed, he famously described the scene as “magnificent desolation.” Broadcast live to millions on Earth, this grainy black-and-white footage captured one of humanity’s greatest achievements — proving that humans could leave Earth, land on the Moon, and