The same is possibly the case for the Apollo 15 flag, which was planted on the moon on July 26, 1971, by astronauts David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden.

China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere. Space. China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026.

The flag, which was seen flying on the airless Moon, courted several controversies to the extent that some even denied the Moon landing ever happened. But, there was science behind it.

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He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be present in the imagery of almost every key event in American history, from Apollo moon landings to firefighters raising ...

Apollo 11 astronauts watched the Earth rise above the moon’s horizon on July 20, 1969. NASA / JSC. A camera was rolling as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin climbed down from the Eagle lunar lander ...

The new "Forever" stamp displays an image of the American flag against a bright white backdrop. The words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" appear in blue above a red horizontal stripe, while the phrase ...

A small Vatican flag brought to the moon by Apollo astronauts in 1969, which now is displayed in the Vatican Museums. Above the flag are tiny moon rocks. Credit: Public domain.