THE UNITED STATES FLAG which the commander of the Apollo 11 space mission, Mr N. A. Armstrong, hopes to plant on the moon. The 3ft-by-5ft nylon flag, on an 8ft staff, will be kept “flying” in the moon’s airless atmosphere by a spring-loaded wire in the nylon cloth. The flag, shown folded at right, will be stowed in two 4ft sections strapped to the lunar module ladder during the Apollo 11 flight.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32034, 8 July 1969, Page 16
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72THE UNITED STATES FLAG which the commander of the Apollo 11 space mission, Mr N. A. Armstrong, hopes to plant on the moon. The 3ft-by-5ft nylon flag, on an 8ft staff, will be kept “flying” in the moon’s airless atmosphere by a spring-loaded wire in the nylon cloth. The flag, shown folded at right, will be stowed in two 4ft sections strapped to the lunar module ladder during the Apollo 11 flight. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32034, 8 July 1969, Page 16
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