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

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