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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe last manned American mission to the Moon was launched on December 6th, 1972. This film provides concise coverage, containing footage as follows: astronauts enter launch assembly; statement by Dr. Rocco Petrone, director of the Apollo programme; control centre, launch; docking with Challenger docking module; statement on Skylab from Dr. Christopher C. Kraft, director of the Manned Spaceflight Centre; descent of lunar module, view of Moon's surface from module; Challenger module lands; EVA [Extra-Vehicular Activity] on surface of Moon, views of the lunar Rover; erection of the American flag, assembly of the Alsep scientific equipment; statement on the functioning of the Alsep equipment by Dr. David Strangway of the Manned Spacecraft Centre; exploration of the orange soil in Shorty Crater; general footage of astronauts on the Moon's surface; still, and in-flight footage, of the orbiter; various scientists comment on the functioning of the scientific equipment; lift-off of the Challenger lunar module, in-flight
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