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It doesn't 'wave'. It's suspended from the flag pole from a piece of horizontal wire attached to the top of the flag pole at a right angle.

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Can a flag wave in space?

yes but only if some one is waving it other wise no as space is a vacuum and has no air to push the flag. there was a metal bar holding p the flag on the moon by the way


How a flag flies in moon?

On the Moon, there is no atmosphere to create wind currents, so a flag would not wave or flutter like it does on Earth. When the Apollo missions planted flags on the Moon, they had a horizontal rod along the top to hold the flag out so it wouldn't just hang down like a curtain.


Did Americans actually land on the moon because i was watching the video and the flag was moving in outer space?

Yes they did. From BadAstronomy.com (see below)Bad: When the astronauts are assembling the American flag, the flag waves. Kaysing says this must have been from an errant breeze on the set. A flag wouldn't wave in a vacuum.Good: Of course a flag can wave in a vacuum. In the shot of the astronaut and the flag, the astronaut is rotating the pole on which the flag is mounted, trying to get it to stay up. The flag is mounted on one side on the pole, and along the top by another pole that sticks out to the side. In a vacuum or not, when you whip around the vertical pole, the flag will ``wave'', since it is attached at the top. The top will move first, then the cloth will follow along in a wave that moves down. This isn't air that is moving the flag, it's the cloth itself.The moon hoax is a myth propagated by con artists that want to sell books. For a thorough debunking of the moon hoax propaganda visit:http://www.clavius.orghttp://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html


What flag would you find on the moon?

The flag that represents the moon is the moon!


Why and how was the flag waving on the moon?

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.

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Can a flag wave in space?

yes but only if some one is waving it other wise no as space is a vacuum and has no air to push the flag. there was a metal bar holding p the flag on the moon by the way


What wave is in the American flag?

The wave in the american flag is TRANSVERSE WAVE


How a flag flies in moon?

On the Moon, there is no atmosphere to create wind currents, so a flag would not wave or flutter like it does on Earth. When the Apollo missions planted flags on the Moon, they had a horizontal rod along the top to hold the flag out so it wouldn't just hang down like a curtain.


Did Americans actually land on the moon because i was watching the video and the flag was moving in outer space?

Yes they did. From BadAstronomy.com (see below)Bad: When the astronauts are assembling the American flag, the flag waves. Kaysing says this must have been from an errant breeze on the set. A flag wouldn't wave in a vacuum.Good: Of course a flag can wave in a vacuum. In the shot of the astronaut and the flag, the astronaut is rotating the pole on which the flag is mounted, trying to get it to stay up. The flag is mounted on one side on the pole, and along the top by another pole that sticks out to the side. In a vacuum or not, when you whip around the vertical pole, the flag will ``wave'', since it is attached at the top. The top will move first, then the cloth will follow along in a wave that moves down. This isn't air that is moving the flag, it's the cloth itself.The moon hoax is a myth propagated by con artists that want to sell books. For a thorough debunking of the moon hoax propaganda visit:http://www.clavius.orghttp://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html


What flag would you find on the moon?

The flag that represents the moon is the moon!


Why and how was the flag waving on the moon?

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.


How did the American Flag stay on the moon?

The flag remains on the Moon .


What flag was put on the moon?

It was American Flag that was first ever put on the moon.


Is there a Japanese flag on the moon?

No. Only Americans have walked on the moon so there is an American flag on the moon.


What type of wave is in the American flag?

transverse wave


Does the American flag fixed on the moon by Neil Armstrong wave?

Other than by human interaction, the flag never has waved on the moon. There are several reasons for this. First, all of the flags planted on the moon had a support bar across the top to hold the flag "open" rather than hanging limply down the pole. They did this to give the flag an appearance of blowing in the wind. There is no wind on the moon. Second, the flags did not wave without first being moved by an astronaut (such as the astronaut twisting the pole as it was planted or by brushing the flag as he moved past it). In a low-gravity vacuum the material of the flag will behave differently than it would here on earth. This behavior is often cited as "proof" that the flag was blowing in the wind, which it was not. There is no wind on the moon. Third, the location the Apollo 11 crew (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) planted the flag turned out to be too close to the Lunar Module (LM). The also didn't get the pole very deep into the lunar surface. When the LM lifted off Aldrin saw the flag getting blown over. Fouth, the flags were simple nylon flags bought at a local department store by NASA, the same you can buy today just about anywhere. After more than 40 years in direct, unfiltered sunlight, unprotected from the harmful radiation of the sun (protection provided to Earth by our atmosphere, something that is notably absent on the moon) the flag has most likely disintegrated into very small pieces, possibly into dust.


What country's flag has a crescent moon and a star on it?

The flag with a crescent moon and a star is Turkey's flag.