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Six Flags over Luna: The Role of Flags in Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
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Author/contributor
- Platoff, Anne M (Author)
Title
Six Flags over Luna: The Role of Flags in Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
Abstract
According to historians, twelve American astronauts explored the surface of the Moon between 1969 and 1972. During their time on the lunar surface each Apollo crew deployed a special flag pole, leaving a total of six American flags on the surface of the Moon. Or did they? Since the 1970s conspiracy theories have emerged which claim that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) faked the moon landings. Much of the evidence used by the conspiracy theorists consists of photographs and films released by NASA during the Apollo Program. Not surprisingly, the flags have played a major role in the argument that the moon landings were an elaborate hoax. This paper will examine the claims of the conspiracy theorists, especially those related to flags, and will provide explanations in support of the historical reality of the Apollo missions.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology, Washington, D.C., USA 1–5 August 2011
Conference Name
24th International Congress of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Place
Trenton, NJ, USA
Date
2011
Event Place
Washington, D.C., USA
Pages
820-881
Series
ICV Proceedings
Series Number
ICV 24
ISBN
978-0-9747728-4-4
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
Extra
[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Platoff, Anne M. 2011. “Six Flags over Luna: The Role of Flags in Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories.” Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology, Washington, D.C., USA 1–5 August 2011, ICV Proceedings, 820–81. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/icv24platoff.pdf.
Organization
Topic
- alleged faked moon landings
- Apollo 11
- Apollo 12
- Apollo 13
- Apollo 14
- Apollo 15
- Apollo 16
- Apollo 17
- Apollo moon landings
- Apollo moonlandings
- Apollo Program
- conspiracy theories
- flags
- flags in space
- lunar flag assembly
- lunar flagpole
- moon landing hoax theory
- moonlanding hoax theory
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- United States space program
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