Real Apollo 15 footage: the Lunar Module Falcon lifts off from the Moon—captured by a TV camera on the lunar rover. 🌕 ​ You see a flash, sparks, and then it’s gone… because in 1/6th gravity, that ascent stage moves. 🚀 ​ One of the rarest views in space history: humans leaving the Moon in real time. ​ #Apollo15 #MoonLanding #LunarLiftoff #SpaceHistory | Physics & Astronomy

On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/PXjaWma Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent three days on the moon before departing in the lunar module, named "Falcon." An RCA TV camera was mounted onto their lunar roving vehicle, which Scott parked about 300 feet away with the camera pointed at Falcon. Flight controllers in Mission Control Houston had the option to move the camera, but because of some technical

Color TV camera footage (remote-controlled from Houston) of the Apollo 17 LM ascent stage ignition and liftoff on December 14th, 1972. The “rainbow sparkles” at ignition are from bits of Kapton foil and insulation that were blown outwards by the hold bolts and wire cutters exploding and engine ignition; they moved much too fast for the spinning RGB color wheel on the camera to register them in all filters. Credit: NASA & Jason Major #Apollo #NASA #lunar #astronomy | Nikola Sagan

2.3K views · 2.5K reactions | On this day 1972 - Apollo 17 - Lunar Liftoff Combining footage from the LM onboard 16mm film camera and the Lunar Rover TV camera of the liftoff of the Apollo 17 ascent stage Footage enhancement and audio synchronisation by Moonpans Original 16mm footage source : Apollo Flight Journal #apollo17 | Moonpans.com | Facebook