[APOLLO 17] LMP HARRISON SCHMITT NEXT TO THE US FLAG. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 7-19 DECEMBER 1972.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 17] 

LUNAR MODULE PILOT HARRISON SCHMITT NEXT TO THE US FLAG. 7-19 DECEMBER 1972.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 5 1/2 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS17-134-20384” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, tape to verso.

In the present image, LMP Harrison Schmitt stands next to the deployed United States flag during an EVA at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In this remarkable photograph, which was taken by Commander Gene Cernan, the top of the flag seems to point toward Earth.