Lunar Flag Assembly flag, placed about from the centerline of the "Eagle" landing craft, was blown over by the blast of the rocket exhaust during takeoff. Because of this, care was taken by subsequent crews to place the flags at greater distances from the Lunar Module. The landing on Apollo 13 was aborted due to a major spacecraft malfunction encountered before reaching the Moon. The flag carried on that flight was destroyed with the Lunar Module "Aquarius" when it reentered the Earth's atmosphere. A review of photographs taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) indicates that flags placed during the Apollo 12, Apollo
Return of Apollo 15 to Earth lunar microorganisms, after it was found from previous flights that the Moon was lifeless. They were flown to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. From there they were flown in a Lockheed JetStar to Ellington Air Force Base, Houston. The command module is displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio Return of Apollo 15 to Earth After the Apollo 15 Lunar Module "Falcon" lifted from the lunar surface on August 2, 1971, it rendezvoused and docked with the Command/Service Module "Endeavour". After transferring across the lunar samples and other equipment,