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.

Duke took the flags with him to the Moon on Apollo 16 in 1972. “We are grateful to General Duke for this generous ...

This iconic image is that of the last and most famous photographic ritual of the Apollo missions: the “Salute to the American Flag”. It punctuates the last ... Bourgeois Rameaux d’Olivier (from the ...

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our ...

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 ...