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Apollo 17 Lift off from The Moon  (FTV-0000517)
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Description
Zoomed in view of the lower stage of the Apollo 17 Lunar Module left on the Moon after the upper stage has lifted off. Camera Operator Ed Fendell pans to the left to pick up views of some of the experiments left at the landing site and to the right to see the solitary, final American flag to have been planted on the lunar surface.

Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 17:
Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. It was the first night launch and the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. As of 2007, it remains the most recent manned Moon landing. Gene Cernan and Geologist Jack Schmitt spent three days exploring the Taurus Littrow Valley with the Lunar Rover, returning with over 110 kg of samples.
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Clip Number: FTV-0000517
Duration: 00:00:49
Date Recorded: Not available
Sound: Mute Mute
Color / B&W: Color
Original Media: Kinescope
Clip Format: Broadcast Standard Definition (720 x 576)
Content Comments: The flag in this shot had been hanging in Mission Control throughout the Apollo programme and was the last to be planted on the Moon during Apollo 17.
Clip Credit: NASA
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