Channel: NASA's Ames Research Center

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: This footage from 1969 shows researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center examining samples of Moon rocks and soil that astronauts brought back from the Apollo 11 mission. The researchers are looking for signs of life endemic to the Moon, as well as organic compounds that are the basic building blocks of life. Of course, no lunar life was found in these samples, and we now know that the Moon does not harbor life. Nevertheless, these tests became the first time that NASA retrieved samples from another world to look for life on that world. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center This video may be downloaded at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20190708-AAV3208-LunarBioLab-JohnsonNarration-NASAWeb-24fps.html The raw, unedited film transfer may be downloaded at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-19700101-AAV0064-LunarLabFilm-NASAWeb.html Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook facebook.com/nasaames Twitter twitter.com/nasaames Instagram instagram.com/nasaames