a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-974, S69-39016 eq)
“Artist’s concept -- Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong, after stepping on to the lunar surface, will plant the United States flag in its soil. The flag will be made of nylon, size 3 by 5 feet on a staff eight feet long. During flight it will be stowed in two four-foot sections strapped to the Lunar Module ladder. Armstrong’s first assignment after stepping off the ladder is to pull a “D” ring to start a television camera. The second assignment is to erect the U.S. flag. The flag will appear to be flying in a breeze. This is done with a spring-loaded wire in the nylon cloth. Everything working normally, this will be observed on live television.”
Other than the when & where of the “D” ring pull & flag erection “assignment”, the above is well-written & genuinely informative.
Also at:
images.nasa.gov/details/S69-39016
An excellent read, with wonderful images. Specifically pertinent to the above content & scene depicted; see pages 846 - 848:
escholarship.org/content/qt5h31r40r/qt5h31r40r_noSplash_9...
Credit: Anne M. Platoff/”University of California/eScholarship” website
Also:
www.vice.com/en/article/533d95/abstract-the-political-and...
Credit: “VICE” website
And:
historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/f...
Finally, although possibly a little comical looking, it's absolutely WONDERFUL, showing the two-man requirement for erecting the flag, along with Armstrong taking the famous images of Aldrin standing by/saluting the flag, Aldrin's 1/6-g locomotion & soil mechanics evaluations, and standing/saluting while talking to the President:
Credit: globalimageworks/YouTube
Unfortunately, no signature is evident. Wait one, read below!!!
a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-974, S69-39016 eq)
“Artist’s concept -- Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong, after stepping on to the lunar surface, will plant the United States flag in its soil. The flag will be made of nylon, size 3 by 5 feet on a staff eight feet long. During flight it will be stowed in two four-foot sections strapped to the Lunar Module ladder. Armstrong’s first assignment after stepping off the ladder is to pull a “D” ring to start a television camera. The second assignment is to erect the U.S. flag. The flag will appear to be flying in a breeze. This is done with a spring-loaded wire in the nylon cloth. Everything working normally, this will be observed on live television.”
Other than the when & where of the “D” ring pull & flag erection “assignment”, the above is well-written & genuinely informative.
Also at:
images.nasa.gov/details/S69-39016
An excellent read, with wonderful images. Specifically pertinent to the above content & scene depicted; see pages 846 - 848:
escholarship.org/content/qt5h31r40r/qt5h31r40r_noSplash_9...
Credit: Anne M. Platoff/”University of California/eScholarship” website
Also:
www.vice.com/en/article/533d95/abstract-the-political-and...
Credit: “VICE” website
And:
historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/f...
Finally, although possibly a little comical looking, it's absolutely WONDERFUL, showing the two-man requirement for erecting the flag, along with Armstrong taking the famous images of Aldrin standing by/saluting the flag, Aldrin's 1/6-g locomotion & soil mechanics evaluations, and standing/saluting while talking to the President:
Credit: globalimageworks/YouTube
Unfortunately, no signature is evident. Wait one, read below!!!