So, is the American flag still on the moon? On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 mission astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

But, there was science behind it. Nasa engineers faced a unique challenge when designing the American flag that would be planted on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. The task of creating a ...

When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The ...

Aldrin is still planting flags 56 years after he did so on the moon, only now it is in a commercial asking "Can you text me ...

Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong is captured in an image ... at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be present in the imagery ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Apollo 11's flag raising on the ancient lunar surface took all of 10 minutes during Neil ...