Lunar Flag Instagram Post Shared
Summary
Josh Universe - Space Discord Server shares an Instagram post describing the iconic lunar flag: a 3-by-5-foot nylon flag with a sewn hem mounted on an 8-foot pole with gold-anodized tubes, planted in lunar soil to appear to wave. The announcement links the post and highlights technical and historical details for community discussion.
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The flag itself was a standard 3-by-5-foot nylon flag, with the only modification being a hem sewed along its top edge to allow a metal rod to slide through – that gave the flag rigidity in the windless environment so that it appeared to wave. The flag was attached to an 8-foot flagpole that the astronauts planted into the lunar soil. The vertical and horizontal poles were gold-anodized aluminum tubes. #space #nasa
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