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.
The flag on the moon appears to be waving in photographs because it has a wire sewn into the top edge to keep it extended horizontally. In the vacuum of space, where there is no wind to make it ripple, the flag hangs flat along the wire, giving the illusion of 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.
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.
The U.S. flag planted on the moon during the Apollo missions was made of nylon. It had a special rod along the top edge to help it unfurl and hold its shape in the airless environment of the moon. The flag's distinctive appearance in photographs is due to the lack of atmosphere on the moon, which prevented it from waving or rippling.
The flag on the moon stays up because it is supported by a rod that is attached on top. The lack of wind on the moon means that the flag doesn't flutter, giving the impression that it's "waving" in the vacuum of space.
The flag on the moon appears to be waving in photographs because it has a wire sewn into the top edge to keep it extended horizontally. In the vacuum of space, where there is no wind to make it ripple, the flag hangs flat along the wire, giving the illusion of 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.
Many say it is a fake as the flag on the moon is waving when there is no wind there.
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.
The U.S. flag planted on the moon during the Apollo missions was made of nylon. It had a special rod along the top edge to help it unfurl and hold its shape in the airless environment of the moon. The flag's distinctive appearance in photographs is due to the lack of atmosphere on the moon, which prevented it from waving or rippling.
because the flag feels free when it is waving in the wind
The song waving flag was a song for the world cup and if you listen to it, it will say when i get older i will be stronger they call me freedom Just like the waving flag The song is about pride, waving flags and is about countries.
The flag on the moon stays up because it is supported by a rod that is attached on top. The lack of wind on the moon means that the flag doesn't flutter, giving the impression that it's "waving" in the vacuum of space.
The flag on the moon appears to move because it was intentionally designed with a horizontal rod to keep it extended. When astronauts unfurled the flag, they twisted it slightly to give the appearance of waving, but there is no wind or atmosphere on the moon to make it move on its own.
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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.