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17's official emblem insignia is dominated by
the image of Apollo, the Greek sun god. Suspended
in space behind him is an American eagle of contemporary
design, the red bars of the eagle's wing represent
the bars in the U.S. flag; the three white stars
symbolize the three astronaut crewmen. The background
is deep blue space and within it are the moon,
the planet Saturn and a spiral galaxy or nebula.
The moon is partially overlaid by the eagle's
wing suggesting that this is a celestial body
that man has visited and in that sense conquered.
The thrust of the eagle and the gaze of Apollo
to the right and toward Saturn and the galaxy
are meant to imply that man's goals in space will
someday include the
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A
close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the
moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the
Apollo 17 crew. The crescent Earth can be seen
in the far distant background above the flag.
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Apollo
11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin
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Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan appears
to be eating chocolate pudding under the weightless conditions of
space.
The commemorative plaque left at the Taurus-Littrow
lunar landing site is made of stainless steel measuring 9 by 7 by
5/8 inches and 1/16-inch thick. It was attached to the ladder on
the landing gear strut on the descent stage of the Apollo 17 lunar
module.
Eclipsed by the silhouetted horizon of the moon,
the crescent Earth appears in the shape of a Viking's headwear in
this unusual Apollo 17 photograph.
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