COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Record
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:
17
facet_who:
Harrison Schmitt
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
AS17-134-20384
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-AS17-134-20384
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