posted 07-05-2026 03:15 PM               

NASA astronauts will plant US Capitol-flown American flag on next moon landing

NASA now has the next United States flag to be deployed on the surface of the moon.

A member of the last mission to land on the moon, joined by the most recent astronauts to fly there, accepted the red, white and blue banner during a speech by President Donald Trump late night on Saturday (July 4) as part of a "Salute to America" semiquincentennial celebration on the National Mall.