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

2K views · 2.1K reactions | Right after leaving Earth, Apollo 17’s Command and Service Module America flipped around to dock with the Lunar Module Challenger inside the Saturn upper stage. This sequence shows that approach and capture, the first step toward the last Apollo landing. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve | Facebook

July 21 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Module Ascent - 16mm Film Enhanced by Moonpans. This is the 16mm film footage captured by Michael Collins from the Command Module of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Ascent Stage returning from the first lunar landing to dock with Collins in the CSM while in lunar orbit Source video: Apollo Flight Journal, Music and video enhanced by Moonpans #apollo15 #commandmodule #apolloprogram #nasa #moon #lunarorbit #apollo50 #genecernan #elonmusk #spaceexploration #spacetravel #sa

Apollo 17’s Lunar Module Challenger undocks from the Command Module America and lines up for descent to Taurus–Littrow, starting the final crewed Apollo landing on the Moon. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve