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Buzz Aldrin salutes the first American flag erected on the Moon, July 21, 1969 (photo by Neil Armstrong). The Lunar Flag Assembly (LFA) was a kit containing a flag of the United States designed to be erected on the Moon during the Apollo program. Six such flag assemblies were planted on the Moon.
This article contains a list of flags for which the reverse (back ) is different from the obverse (front ).It includes current as well as historic flags of both nations and national subdivisions such as provinces, states, territories, cities and other administrations (including a few that are not recognized by the United Nations or whose sovereignty is in dispute).
The American flag is displayed backward on military uniforms. This is done for a reason! A kind of meaningful and chill-inducing one, too. ... The U.S. planted the first flag on the moon during ...
The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
1) "The American flag is waving in the breeze!" Moon landing deniers say there's clear photographic evidence of this, and point out that because there's no breeze on the moon, this must be fake.
From its origins amid the American Revolution to the nightmare of 9/11, learn about the milestones marked by the red, white and blue of the American flag.
Examples of 'Moon rocks' display. To the left, part of Massachusetts lunar sample display of Apollo 11.To the right, United Kingdom lunar sample display of Apollo 17 The lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimen brought back by the astronauts of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions.