Right after leaving Earth, Apollo 17’s Command and Service Module America flipped around to dock with the Lunar Module Challenger inside the Saturn upper stage. This sequence shows that approach and capture, the first step toward the last Apollo landing. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve

Apollo command and service module seperation. View from on board the top of the second stage (S-II) of Apollo 3s Saturn 1B rocket watching the third stage S-IVB J-2 engine burn to carry it and the unmanned Apollo Command and Service Modules into high Earth orbit for subsequent re-entry tests. Credit: NASA | Cosmoknowledge | Facebook

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