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Video Resource List (2025)
Artemis II to the Moon: Launch to Splashdown
Discover the Artemis II mission, which will fly four astronauts around the Moon. This mission will last for about 10 days and will be the first crewed test flight of the Space Launch System rocket, the Orion spacecraft, and the Exploration Ground Systems at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Florida needed to support them.
How NASA Unlocks the Moon’s Mysteries
This video showcases how LRO’s (the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's) instruments, and the data they collect, help scientists make important discoveries about the Moon.
NASA Extracts Oxygen From Lunar Soil Simulant
Resources like oxygen are crucial building blocks in NASA’s plans to establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface. In addition to using oxygen for breathing, it can also be used as a propellant for transportation, helping lunar visitors stay longer and venture farther. Discover how scientists were able to successfully extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil in this video.
Mons Mouton, a Mountain on the Moon
These visualizations showcase Mons Mouton, a mountain near the Moon’s South Pole.
This video tours several visually compelling locations on the Moon’s surface and speaks to their scientific value.
Space out to relaxing music and stunning ultra high-definition visuals of the Moon.
Roadmap to the Moon: LRO to Artemis
Explore how NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is laying the groundwork for future Artemis science.
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission: Launch to Splashdown Highlights
Artemis I launched from historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, and returned to Earth on Dec. 11, 2022 (on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 landing on the Moon). Check out this video for highlights from the mission.
Pinpointing the Moon’s South Pole
This visualization shows the precise location of the Moon’s South Pole in the system of lunar latitude and longitude adopted by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center received samples of the lunar surface that had been curated in a freezer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center since Apollo 17 astronauts returned them to Earth in December 1972. Learn about the research being done as part of the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program, or ANGSA, an effort to study Apollo samples in advance of the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon’s South Pole.
Moon Essentials from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
See Earth's Moon from a new perspective with these NASA data visualizations.
Spacesuits for Artemis: Moon Dust and Mobility
Exploration is dirty work! Advanced spacesuits will protect the next humans on the Moon from the harsh lunar environment. Lunar soil isn’t simple dust like what we have on Earth; it is irregular, sharp, and fine and it creates challenges for spacesuit engineers. Find out how NASA research and development are shaping spacesuits for the Artemis generation.
The Artemis missions will build a community on the Moon, driving a new lunar economy and inspiring a new generation. This video explains why returning to the Moon is a natural next step in human exploration, and how the lessons learned from Artemis will pave the way to Mars and beyond.
Lee Lincoln Scarp at the Apollo 17 Landing Site
A view of Lee Lincoln scarp on the Moon. The scarp is at the western end of the Taurus-Littrow valley, the landing site of Apollo 17, and was explored by the astronauts on their second moonwalk.
Apollo 16 Lands in the Lunar Highlands
Explore the Apollo 16 landing site in this visualization.
Apollo 15 Stand-Up Extravehicular Activity
Experience audio excerpts of Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott’s stand-up extravehicular activity (EVA) alongside visuals of the Hadley-Apennine region (the Apollo 15 landing site) on the Moon.
This video describes the hike toward Cone crater by Apollo 14 astronauts Al Shepard and Ed Mitchell, using a visualization created from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data.
This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their journey in 1970.
Explore the Apollo 12 landing site in this visualization from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
