La mission Apollo 17 et le drapeau américain
Video from the channel Erika Wehrel about Apollo 17, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:14. Language: English. Video type: Archive footage.
Brief clip of original Apollo 17 footage showing Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt planting the American flag on the lunar surface. Their conversation can be heard as they adjust the pole, remark that the fabric tends to curl up, and take photos next to it, with the lunar rover in the background.
It was filmed in December 1972 in the Taurus-Littrow valley, during the mission's stay on the surface.
One of the astronauts remarks that the flag seems to flutter in the breeze. The other says it is one of the proudest moments of his life.