Where No Flag Has Gone Before: Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon

Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 1:3-16 (1994)
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How, exactly, did the Apollo 11 astronauts come to deploy a U.S. flag on the lunar surface? This paper explores the technical aspects and international considerations surrounding that $5.50 flag.

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10710043

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10.5840/raven199411

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