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What Happened to the Apollo Flags Left on the Moon?
The flags planted by Apollo astronauts on the moon are likely in poor condition due to harsh lunar conditions. Exposure to intense sunlight and micrometeoroid impacts likely caused the degradation of the flags. Although they may be brittle and faded, these flags remain powerful symbols of the achievements of the Apollo missions. Experts have specul...
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2 Carry Tricolour With 'Crescent Moon, Stars' In Place Of Ashoka Chakra, Detained: Cops
Police on Monday detained two people for allegedly carrying India's national flag with a 'crescent moon and star' in place of the Ashoka Chakra during a procession in Bihar's Saran district, officials said.
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China Raises Its Flag On Moon Before Probe Lifts Off With Lunar Samples
A Chinese space probe has lifted off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth, an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
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"Sena Sitting With People Who Have Flag With Moon And Star": BJP Leader
Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Monday made a controversial comment against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his party, Shiv Sena, over "aligning with people whose flags had the moon and star" on it.
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Chandrayaan 2 Moon Landing Mission Explained In 10 Simple Points
Chandrayaan 2, India's second attempt to land on the moon's surface, is the most complex mission ever undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With this lunar exploration mission, India looks to create history reaching closest to the moon's south pole and unravel its mysteries. The lunar spacecraft, with an orbiter, lander Vikra...
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Chandrayaan-2: ISRO Asks Twitter What They Would Take to the Moon - Indian Flag Wins Out
Twitter users shared what they would like to take to the lunar surface, with most of them mentioning the national flag.
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The Moon Has Hundreds Of Artifacts, Experts Say They Should Be Protected
Three rovers, six US flags, dozens of probes that either landed successfully or crashed, tools, cameras and trash: the Moon is dotted with hundreds of objects as a result of space exploration.
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How Did NASA Put Men On The Moon? One Harrowing Step At A Time
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon, gathered rocks, planted a flag, rocketed home to Earth and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean. After three weeks in quarantine (to prevent a purely hypothetical moon-germ contagion), the three Apollo 11 astronauts got their ticker-tape parade and eternal glory.
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Buzz Aldrin Upset "First Man" Does Not Have Flag-Planting Scene
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to land on moon, is not happy as an upcoming film, 'First Man' based on the Apollo 11 mission, won't showcase the planting of the American flag on the lunar surface.
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Medallions, Flag That Neil Armstrong Took To Moon To Be Auctioned
Containing over 2,000 items, the collection will go on sale in a series of three auctions with the first in November 2018 and other two in May and November 2019.
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Indian Flag On Moon On 2018 Republic Day: One Startup's Audacious Goal
It may be just one step for a small startup, but it is a giant leap for India's space program. Team Indus, a private company that wants to be the country's first to send a rover to the moon and plant the flag Indian flag on its surface on Republic Day January 26, 2018, has bought a ticket aboard a 320-ton giant rocket, bringing it closer to its goa...
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NASA's moon mission crashed into the lunar surface at an incredible 5,700 km per hour
Launched in September from Virginia, LADEE crashed on the far side of moon as originally planned, safely away from Apollo relics like flags, rovers, plaques and footprints.
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NASA photos reveal fate of flags left on the moon
Four decades after America's last landing on the Moon, new images from NASA's camera have shown that all flags except one planted during Apollo missions are still standing and waving despite the harsh lunar climate. All six flags except the one planted by Neil Armstrong during the first ever Moon landing are still standing, according to an analysis...
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To preserve history on the Moon, visitors asked to tread lightly
California's catalog of historic artifacts includes two pairs of boots, an American flag, empty food bags, a pair of tongs and more than a hundred other items left behind at a place called Tranquillity Base. The history registry for New Mexico lists the same items. That might be surprising, since Tranquillity Base is not in New Mexico or California...
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What Happened to the Apollo Flags Left on the Moon?
The flags planted by Apollo astronauts on the moon are likely in poor condition due to harsh lunar conditions. Exposure to intense sunlight and micrometeoroid impacts likely caused the degradation of the flags. Although they may be brittle and faded, these flags remain powerful symbols of the achievements of the Apollo missions. Experts have specul...
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2 Carry Tricolour With 'Crescent Moon, Stars' In Place Of Ashoka Chakra, Detained: Cops
Police on Monday detained two people for allegedly carrying India's national flag with a 'crescent moon and star' in place of the Ashoka Chakra during a procession in Bihar's Saran district, officials said.
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China Raises Its Flag On Moon Before Probe Lifts Off With Lunar Samples
A Chinese space probe has lifted off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth, an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
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"Sena Sitting With People Who Have Flag With Moon And Star": BJP Leader
Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Monday made a controversial comment against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his party, Shiv Sena, over "aligning with people whose flags had the moon and star" on it.
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Chandrayaan 2 Moon Landing Mission Explained In 10 Simple Points
Chandrayaan 2, India's second attempt to land on the moon's surface, is the most complex mission ever undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With this lunar exploration mission, India looks to create history reaching closest to the moon's south pole and unravel its mysteries. The lunar spacecraft, with an orbiter, lander Vikra...
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Chandrayaan-2: ISRO Asks Twitter What They Would Take to the Moon - Indian Flag Wins Out
Twitter users shared what they would like to take to the lunar surface, with most of them mentioning the national flag.
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The Moon Has Hundreds Of Artifacts, Experts Say They Should Be Protected
Three rovers, six US flags, dozens of probes that either landed successfully or crashed, tools, cameras and trash: the Moon is dotted with hundreds of objects as a result of space exploration.
-
How Did NASA Put Men On The Moon? One Harrowing Step At A Time
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the moon, gathered rocks, planted a flag, rocketed home to Earth and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean. After three weeks in quarantine (to prevent a purely hypothetical moon-germ contagion), the three Apollo 11 astronauts got their ticker-tape parade and eternal glory.
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Buzz Aldrin Upset "First Man" Does Not Have Flag-Planting Scene
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to land on moon, is not happy as an upcoming film, 'First Man' based on the Apollo 11 mission, won't showcase the planting of the American flag on the lunar surface.
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Medallions, Flag That Neil Armstrong Took To Moon To Be Auctioned
Containing over 2,000 items, the collection will go on sale in a series of three auctions with the first in November 2018 and other two in May and November 2019.
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Indian Flag On Moon On 2018 Republic Day: One Startup's Audacious Goal
It may be just one step for a small startup, but it is a giant leap for India's space program. Team Indus, a private company that wants to be the country's first to send a rover to the moon and plant the flag Indian flag on its surface on Republic Day January 26, 2018, has bought a ticket aboard a 320-ton giant rocket, bringing it closer to its goa...
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NASA's moon mission crashed into the lunar surface at an incredible 5,700 km per hour
Launched in September from Virginia, LADEE crashed on the far side of moon as originally planned, safely away from Apollo relics like flags, rovers, plaques and footprints.
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NASA photos reveal fate of flags left on the moon
Four decades after America's last landing on the Moon, new images from NASA's camera have shown that all flags except one planted during Apollo missions are still standing and waving despite the harsh lunar climate. All six flags except the one planted by Neil Armstrong during the first ever Moon landing are still standing, according to an analysis...
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To preserve history on the Moon, visitors asked to tread lightly
California's catalog of historic artifacts includes two pairs of boots, an American flag, empty food bags, a pair of tongs and more than a hundred other items left behind at a place called Tranquillity Base. The history registry for New Mexico lists the same items. That might be surprising, since Tranquillity Base is not in New Mexico or California...
