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Apollo 14 Flag Ceremony  (FTV-0000802)
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Description
Alan Shepard stands at the Frau Mauro landing site holding the American flag whilst Edgar Mitchell adjust the camera and then bounces in to hammer the lower pole into the ground. Alan places the flag in the lower pole as Edgar Mitchell comes back towards the camera.

Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 14:
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. The mission, (a come back mission following Apollo 13) suffered two serious technical problems on the way down to the lunar surface, but eventually made a landing at the Frau Mauro Formation, the destination for Apollo 13. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell conducted two EVAs and returned 42.28 kg of samples.

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Clip Number: FTV-0000802
Duration: 00:00:27
Date Recorded: Not available
Sound: Mute Mute
Color / B&W: Color
Original Media: 16mm film
Clip Format: Broadcast Standard Definition (720 x 576)
Clip Credit: NASA
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