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AS15-88-11864 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Station Lunar Module (LM), LM Pilot and Flag, N

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Description: Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface Extravehicular Activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2 (start of EVA-3). The Lunar Module (LM) "Falcon" is in the center. On the right is the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). This view is looking almost due south. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) away. This photograph was taken by astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander. Original film magazine was labeled TT, film type was S0168 (High Speed Color Exterior or Color Interior Ektachrome EF - High speed color reversal), 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 38 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 15 Flight, Moon (Planet), Astronauts

Categories: EVA

Date: 8/1/1971 0:00

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: Ground

Apollo 15 - AS15-81-10869 through AS15M-2777

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apollo station module pilot lm pilot flag nasa astronauts moon surface moon landing lunar module moon mission apollo 15 lunar rover lunar roving vehicle eva extravehicular activity moon rover lrv grumman aerospace corporation apollo lunar module high resolution ultra high resolution ground apollo station lunar module original film magazine color interior ektachrome ef view module pilot high color exterior states flag astronaut james astronaut david film type lunar surface extravehicular activity film color moon apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive
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30/07/1971 - 02/08/1971
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label_outline Explore Surface Extravehicular Activity, Astronaut David, Station Lunar Module

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apollo station module pilot lm pilot flag nasa astronauts moon surface moon landing lunar module moon mission apollo 15 lunar rover lunar roving vehicle eva extravehicular activity moon rover lrv grumman aerospace corporation apollo lunar module high resolution ultra high resolution ground apollo station lunar module original film magazine color interior ektachrome ef view module pilot high color exterior states flag astronaut james astronaut david film type lunar surface extravehicular activity film color moon apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive