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Apparently there is an AU flag on the moon?
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:34 am
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:34 am
Anyone ever heard this rumor before?
Ken Mattingly, who is an AU grad, apparently placed one on the Appolo 16 landing.
Ken Mattingly, who is an AU grad, apparently placed one on the Appolo 16 landing.
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Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:35 am to parkjas2001
The bagman put it there.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:36 am to parkjas2001
holla at me when you get a moon tree, brah
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:36 am to parkjas2001
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As a part of the Apollo 16 mission, Auburn Alum and Astronaut Ken Mattingly flew 10 specially designed Auburn flags to the moon. One of the flags was left on the moon to represent Auburn University. The flag was designed by former Associate Professor of Art at Auburn, Tazewell Morton.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:37 am to parkjas2001
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:41 am to parkjas2001
What I heard was that they forgot to put toilet tissue on the lander. They were in a bind. 
I couldn't resist that.
I couldn't resist that.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:41 am to parkjas2001
That's the rumor. What we do know is that 10 Auburn flags went up on the Apollo 16. What we don't know is if any were left up there. Mattingly has always been super coy about it. Here's a NYTimes about it.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:42 am to parkjas2001
way to go, harvey is now plotting a way to destroy the moon
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:43 am to parkjas2001
Insert what do AU and the moon have in common joke here.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:46 am to parkjas2001
This post was edited on 7/16/13 at 8:52 am
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:51 am to parkjas2001
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If only each team had their own boards...
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:55 am to parkjas2001
It's there, I've seen it.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:07 am to parkjas2001
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parkjas2001
You obviously don't know the story behind this.
He offered this information tongue-in-cheek knowing it couldn't be disproven. I'll look for the link that tells his side. It's a good troll for sure.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:10 am to parkjas2001
Yeah, well, there's a UT flag on Uranus.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:25 am to parkjas2001
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Mattingly and Hank Hartsfield once comprised an all-Auburn space crew, triggering taunts from its rival, Alabama.
“They called it the first space shuttle,” Voss said, “with a gun rack in the back.”
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:39 am to parkjas2001
Yes, this is a true story. The problem is the light side of the moon is always in light so after about a week or so the flag and any other had turned to powder but it is true he planted a flag there.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:52 am to parkjas2001
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Ken Mattingly, who is an AU grad, apparently placed one on the Appolo 16 landing.
This guy?
Posted on 7/16/13 at 10:44 am to parkjas2001
awesome WDE
Posted on 7/16/13 at 11:19 am to parkjas2001
Ken Mattingly was the CMP of Apollo 16. He stayed in the command module, orbiting the moon, while John Young (CDR) and Charlie Duke (LMP) walked around on the lunar surface.
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