Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 with Buzz Aldrin after planting a flag on the moon in July 1969. (Photo: NASA) “It is difficult to think of any other flag that's so heavily invested in meaning.

Research work on building China's Chang'e 7 lunar exploration mission includes sending a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere. "We know that the moon is vacuum with no ...

The Chang'e 7 mission will consist of a lander, a rover and a mobile hopper, according to Chinese state media outlet Xinhua, ...

Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be ...

US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy.

When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The problem was that a regular flag would look somewhat disappointing ...

Trump claimed that it was America's 'manifest destiny' to 'plant the stars and stripes ... told MailOnline: 'The moon already has many different flags on it: Six from the United States alone ...

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump vowed on Jan 20 to “plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” but made no mention of Nasa’s planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation ...