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 July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon. Watch this clip from a #NASA film chronicling the historic moment the #astronauts landed. Watch the full film on the #Apollo11 mission this Saturday at 1:30 PM ET as part of our #space history marathon on C-SPAN 2 American History TV. | American History TV

#OTD 51 years ago, Apollo 11 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center with NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module: https://go.nasa.gov/3j7tRV0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Exactly 50 years ago, and six hours and 39 minutes after landing on the Moon, Neil Armstrong took his historic first step on the lunar surface, saying "It's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". | BBC World Service