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 …

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 …

Jul 20, 2019 · Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the Moon and raised an American flag at the landing site.

Jan 13, 2025 · Apollo 11's flag raising on the ancient lunar surface took all of 10 minutes during Neil Armstrong's and Buzz Aldrin's two-and-a-half hour moonwalking adventure in July 1969.

Jun 13, 2019 · Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin saluting the flag at Tranquility Base. One of the most iconic images from the Apollo 11 mission is of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag on the …

Deploying the American flag during the Apollo 11 mission proved to be a real challenge. Aldrin and Armstrong had difficulty inserting the pole into the lunar surface. And only accomplished to …

During their historic extravehicular activity (EVA), the Apollo 11 crew planted the flag of the United States on the lunar surface. This flag-raising was strictly a symbolic activity, as the United …

Jul 14, 2003 · July 16 -- It was a top secret project mandated by Congress in the spring of 1969. The job: Figure out how to fly the U.S. flag on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission.

This is one of two American flags that were flown over the U.S. Capitol before being sent with the Apollo 11 astronauts on the first lunar landing mission, from July 16 to July 24, 1969.

The planting of the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission was a profound moment of national pride for the United States. Coming at the height of the Cold …