8 years later, in 1969, Apollo 11 lands on the moon, and astronauts Neil Armstrong ( Don Jeanes) and Buzz Aldrin ( Cory Tucker) secretly explore the craft.
Fearing that the Russians may beat them to finding out what this unidentified object is, President John F Kennedy pushes for NASA to land men on the moon to investigate.
In 1961, the crash of the Ark on the moon is detected by NASA. However, the ship was hit by enemy missiles, and the ship and its crew were lost into the far reaches of space. Piloted by the great Autobot leader named Sentinel Prime ( Leonard Nimoy), the ship was said to contain special items that could help the Autobots win the war over the Decepticons. During the final days of the war that devastated the planet Cybertron, a spacecraft known as The Ark attempted to escape.