5.1K views · 19 reactions | This month marks 59 years since this #Apollo Module Command Boilerplate has seen some action!  This boilerplate was used for crucial testing, and it helped lead to the success of the Apollo missions. Check out other quick facts that you probably didn’t know! #wingsmuseum #wingsovertherockies #airandspace #aerospace #spaceexploration #thingstodoindenver #denvermuseum | Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum | Facebook

December 14th - on this day in 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt lifted off from the surface of the Moon onboard Apollo lunar module Challenger's ascent stage, docking to Apollo command and service module America, piloted by Ronald Evans, approx. two hours later. No humans have visited the Moon since then, 53 years ago. The Apollo 17 Command Module is on display at Space Center Houston. The video was taken using a camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and was remotely