NASA, U.S. Government Printing Office, Photo of "Cernan Salutes Flag At Apollo 17 Landing Site", 1973

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 18

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The 31 boxes in this collection contain a variety of subjects and media. The collection encompasses Dr. Stuhlinger's work at NASA as well as housing a number of familial and personal effects such as photographs and diaries.

Dates

Creation: 1973

Creator

From the Collection: Stuhlinger, Ernst (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives and Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 31 Linear feet (31 boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

There is a description of the photo on the back: "Apollo 17 EVA On Moon--Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission, salutes the U.S. flag during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Cernan is a captain in the U.S. Navy. This photograph wa taken by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. A portion of the Lunar Roving Vehicle is on the left. The lunar mountain in the background is South Massif."