What happened to the lost data from the Apollo era? Get to know the “data detectives” who are tracking it down. The science experiments the Apollo astronauts conducted from the surface of the Moon provide a long-term data record that’s crucial to understanding our Moon as a complete system. Today’s scientists are looking forward to future human exploration of the Moon and the discoveries to follow.

Ketan from Sugarland, Texas, tells us about his childhood in Mumbai, India, and how his father made sure his children got a firsthand look at the Moon landing.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Katie Atkinson (GSFC Interns): Narrator

Katie Atkinson (GSFC Interns): Producer

Haley Reed (ADNET): Producer

Micheala Sosby (NASA/GSFC): Producer

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support

Music by Lee Rosevere and Daniel Wytanis

This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13204