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Watch an Apollo mission lift off from the Moon to rendezvous with the Command and Service modules

Watch an Apollo mission lift off from the Moon to rendezvous with the Command and Service modules

This video shows an Apollo mission taking off from the Moon. The Lunar Module consisted of two parts. The lower half, or descent stage, contained the landing engine and gear and was left behind to save weight and fuel. The upper half, or ascent stage, carried the astronauts to a rendezvous with the orbiting Command and Service modules, which took them back to Earth. The liftoff was recorded with a camera on the mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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