Astronaut David Scott Gives Salute Beside U.S. Flag During EVA

Astronaut giving salute beside American flag on the Moon, with lander in the background. In the foreground: bootprints in fine, grey dust.
NASA/JSC
July 9, 2018
CreditNASA/JSC
Historical DateAugust 1, 1971
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Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, 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. The Lunar Module (LM), "Falcon," is partially visible on the right. 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 three statue miles) away. This photograph was taken by astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Scott and Irwin descended in the LM to explore the moon, astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot, remained in lunar orbit in the Command and Service Modules (CSM).