The awe-inspiring launch of Apollo 11, one of humanity's greatest achievements that propelled Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins towards the Moon on July 16, 1969. As the clock nears zero, the tremendous power of the Saturn V roars to life, engulfing the launchpad in a brilliant display of fire and smoke. Neil Armstrong secretly took an amazing artifact to the moon. The astronaut hid himself a piece of wood that belonged to an aircraft propeller built by the Wright brothers . #nasa

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/OmbS9K With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples. Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the lunar surface as he followed the lunar module pilot, Harrison Schmitt, back into the spacecraft on the last day