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Jul 30, 2012 · Images taken by a Nasa spacecraft show that the American flags planted in the Moon's soil by Apollo astronauts are mostly still standing.
Oct 5, 2024 · Once on the moon, Armstrong and Aldrin took this contraption and planted it on the moon's surface, where they were only able to push the pole down a couple of inches without damaging it. So what's going on with these flags now?
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Apr 21, 2012 · The (Apollo 11’s) flag is probably gone. Buzz Aldrin saw it knocked over by the rocket blast as he and Neil Armstrong left the moon 39 summers ago. Lying there in the lunar dust, unprotected from the sun’s harsh ultraviolet rays, the flag’s red and blue would have bleached white in no time.
Jul 28, 2024 · A space expert has revealed exactly how many of the six USA flags Nasa believes are still standing on the moon. On July 21 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first and second men to walk on the Moon.
Apr 10, 2017 · Even on Earth, the colours of a cloth flag flown in bright sunlight for many years will eventually fade and need to be replaced. So it is likely that these symbols of American achievement have been rendered blank, bleached white by the UV radiation of unfiltered sunlight on the lunar surface.
Sep 23, 2023 · While the flag from the first lunar landing hasn't been seen in years, at least three other flags survived life on the moon — American flags planted by Apollo 12, 16, and 17 are all still standing, per images recorded by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) [source: NASA].
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Apollo 11’s flag was too close to the lander and was knocked over by the rocket exhaust when Armstrong and Aldrin took off again. But high resolution images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show that the other five are still standing.
