Upscaled HD 16mm footage of the Apollo 17 Lunar Module ascent stage as it rises from the Moon to rendezvous and dock with the Command Module in Lunar orbit. Upscaled video and music by Moonpans Original Footage Source: Apollo Flight Journal | Moonpans.com

This rare television clip shows Buzz Aldrin carefully descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module and stepping onto the Moon on July 20, 1969. 🌑 Moments earlier, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on another world. As Aldrin followed, he famously described the scene as “magnificent desolation.” Broadcast live to millions on Earth, this grainy black-and-white footage captured one of humanity’s greatest achievements — proving that humans could leave Earth, land on the Moon, and