Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon
Resource type
Author/contributor
- Platoff, Anne M. (Author)
Title
Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon
Abstract
The flag on the Moon represents an important event in vexillological history. This article examines the political and technical aspects of placing a flag on the Moon, focusing on the first Moon landing.
Publication
Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly
Publisher
The SPACE 3.0 Foundation
Date
2009
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
34-38
Journal Abbr
Quest
ISSN
1065-7738
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. 2009. “Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon.” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly 16 (2): 34–38.
Topic
- American Space Program
- Annin & Co
- Apollo 11 Flags
- Apollo Program
- Committee on Symbolic Activities for the First Lunar Landing
- Dave McCraw
- design constraints
- Edward H. White II
- Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
- engineering constraints
- flag controversies
- flag deployment
- Flag on the Moon
- flags in exploration
- flags in space
- Jack Kinzler
- lunar flag assembly
- lunar flag-raising
- lunar flagpole
- Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Neil Armstrong
- Outer Space Treaty
- political aspects
- Randy Beard, Sr.
- technical design
- Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
- United States flag
- US flag
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