Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Astronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface
Description:
Scientist-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, is photographed next to the U.S. flag during extravehicular activity (EVA) of NASA's final lunar landing mission in the Apollo series. The photo was taken at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The highest part of the flag appears to point toward our planet earth in the distant background.
Date Taken:
1972-12-13
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XVII
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
CEREMONIES
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
LANDING
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
VEHICLES
Subject Terms:
SITES
Subject Terms:
LUNAR
Subject Terms:
SURFACE
Subject Terms:
EXTRAVEHICULAR
Subject Terms:
ACTIVITY
Subject Terms:
MODULE
Subject Terms:
FLAGS
Subject Terms:
ROVING
Subject Terms:
17
facet_who:
Harrison Schmitt
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_what:
Taurus
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
AS17-134-20384
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-AS17-134-203 84
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface