This footage shows Chandrayaan 3’s rover during its time on the lunar surface. Beyond the visuals, the mission marked India’s entry into a small group of nations capable of landing and operating on the Moon. | SpaceEve

Historic Apollo Footage from the Lunar Surface This is real Apollo mission footage showing astronauts working on the Moon surface. 🌕 Between 1969 and 1972, NASA’s Apollo missions successfully landed humans on the Moon. The footage shows astronauts walking in one-sixth Earth gravity, which is why their movements look slow and bouncing. They collected rock and soil samples, set up scientific experiments, and explored the lunar terrain. The sharp shadows and dark sky are natural because the Moon h

Apollo 16 Lunar Rover "Grand Prix" [1972 April 21, Moon] On this day in 1972, astronaut John W. Young gave the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) a speed test during Apollo 16’s first moonwalk at the Descartes Highlands — earning the nickname “Grand Prix” run. 🏁🌕 It was a planned experiment to test the rover’s performance at “high” speeds — about 6 mph (10 km/h)! 📸 Captured on 16mm film by Astronaut Charles Duke, who joined Young on the surface while Astronaut Thomas Mattingly orbited above in Comman