Our lunar exploration is a mixed pursuit of technological conquest...
Taken by: Michael Collins of Apollo 11's crew
Date: 21July 1969
The Eagle lunar module of Apollo 11 as it returns from the surface of the Moon.
A whetting of insatiable human curiosity...
Taken by: Chang'e 5-T1
Date: 29 October 2014
A rare view of the far side of the Moon, taken by the China National Space Administration's lunar probe. China has grown increasingly capable of exploring the solar system alongside NASA, ESA, Russia, India, and other space-faring nations. I
ts next Moon mission: to return a lunar soil sample in 2017; if it succeeds, it will be the first collected since the last Apollo missions in the 1970s.
And seeking out the ultimate adventure.
Taken by: Apollo 10's crew
Date: May 1969
The astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan took this video during Apollo 10, the second crewed mission to the Moon - what was essentially a dry run for Apollo 11 (minus the landing).
Because the same side of the Moon always faces our planet, such 'Earthrise' views only happen when a spacecraft is moving.
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