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Lunar Flag Assembly

Lunar Flag Assembly

Nylon banner and aluminum staff used on the Apollo Moon landings

Photo: NASA / Neil A. Armstrong · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

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The Lunar Flag Assembly (LFA) was a kit containing a flag of the United States designed to be erected on the Moon during the Apollo program. Six such flag assemblies were planted on the Moon. The nylon flags were hung on telescoping staffs and horizontal bars constructed of one-inch anodized aluminum tubes.

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Image: NASA / Neil A. Armstrong, Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0