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

Upscaled 16mm film footage of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module, Intrepid, filmed from the Command Module by Dick Gordon just after undocking, as Pete Conrad and Alan Bean start their descent to the Lunar Surface Upscaled footage and Music by Moonpans Original 16mm film footage: Apollo Flight Journal Full video in comments | Moonpans.com