Leftover Apollo U.S. flag on the moon (IM-1)

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Author	Topic: Leftover Apollo U.S. flag on the moon (IM-1)
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 52034 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 02-28-2024 06:45 PM collectSPACE Leftover Apollo flag landed on moon with Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander Newly-released images from the moment that a privately-built and operated spacecraft landed on the moon show the 52-year legacy that it carried to the lunar surface. ... "There's a little image in the center of the white patch on this [photo]. That is an American flag," said Altemus. "I want to highlight that that American flag was a donation by NASA and it's from 1970 and the Apollo program. It was a certified piece of flight hardware."
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 52034 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 03-07-2024 07:53 PM The U.S. flag now on the moon in its NASA "Cleaned for Service" packaging:
CJ Member Posts: 89 From: Cherry Hill, NJ Registered: Nov 2003	posted 03-07-2024 07:59 PM The parts bag appears to show multiple flags were packaged together.

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