The simple answer is the moon rotates once for every rotation around the Earth. This is why from Earth, the moon always looks the same.
If you look back from space, you would only see the "backside" of the moon, that we never see from Earth. As @floormatt3 mentioned, its tidally locked.
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RamenJunkie ago
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The simple answer is the moon rotates once for every rotation around the Earth. This is why from Earth, the moon always looks the same.
If you look back from space, you would only see the "backside" of the moon, that we never see from Earth. As @floormatt3 mentioned, its tidally locked.