The pole is slightly springy and is wiggling the flag a bit.
incorrect answer above... the flag was made of tin and bent so it looks like its waving!
Although there is gravity on the Moon, the flag had wire strips in it to stop it falling down. This also allowed the flag to look like it was "waving". The Apollo 11 mission flag fell over due to the exhaust blast of the returning flight.
It was because the flag was not waving. And there were no stars in the sky. The flag was not waving as the moon has no wind , and the gravity is less. There are no stars asthe photo was taken in the day.
We don't know for certain, but I think they were real. The main reason that people believe it was faked is because the flag is waving, even though there is no wind on the moon. The reason the flag is waving is because it is not a real flag, it is made out of tinfoil and bent to give the optical illusion that it was waving.
The flag on the moon's surface is not a cloth flag. The flag is designed to appear to be waving in the breeze; fully extended. Since there is no wind in spce it had to be made in that manner.
incorrect answer above... the flag was made of tin and bent so it looks like its waving!
Although there is gravity on the Moon, the flag had wire strips in it to stop it falling down. This also allowed the flag to look like it was "waving". The Apollo 11 mission flag fell over due to the exhaust blast of the returning flight.
It was because the flag was not waving. And there were no stars in the sky. The flag was not waving as the moon has no wind , and the gravity is less. There are no stars asthe photo was taken in the day.
We don't know for certain, but I think they were real. The main reason that people believe it was faked is because the flag is waving, even though there is no wind on the moon. The reason the flag is waving is because it is not a real flag, it is made out of tinfoil and bent to give the optical illusion that it was waving.
The flag on the moon's surface is not a cloth flag. The flag is designed to appear to be waving in the breeze; fully extended. Since there is no wind in spce it had to be made in that manner.
The flad doesn't move. Its held up by a bar that goes through the top of the flag, making it look like its waving. Without the bar, the flag would just hang down as it does on earth when there is no wind to unfurl it.
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The fabric of the flag has a wire mesh sewn into it. The flag rolls up into a nice little package. When on the Moon, the astronauts extend the pole and stick it into the ground. They can then unroll the flag.
no, because if you see in the background theres no stars and the American flag is waving but theres no wind on the moon
Many say it is a fake as the flag on the moon is waving when there is no wind there.
It is red with a symbol of the moon and a star.
Despite rumors, Neil Armstrong did land on the moon. To resolve the rumor that, "because the flag appears to be waving in the video, then it can't be the moon": The astronauts there propped the flag in a way that it appeared to be waving, as opposed to the original position, which was considered unpatriotic.