# US Flag on Moon question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 28, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263 "2003-09-28T07:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/21 "2003-09-28T18:54:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marley23 \* > \*\*I don’t know. Do any of those rules apply on the moon? (I’m pretty sure the flag was metal and not cloth anyway.) \*\* I remember reading that the flags were wired so they’d stand out, but there’s no way they’d have sent all-metal flags; that would have been unnecessary weight, and they were counting every ounce that went on a LM. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/22 "2003-09-28T21:30:55Z")
[Here’s lots of technical info regarding the moon flags.](http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/mars/reference/flag/flag.html) Scroll down a bit to get to the technical aspects part. The most definitive answer as to whether the Apollo 11 flag was knocked down by the LM’s liftoff blast is that Buzz Aldrin says that he saw it fall over. That’s pretty definitive to me, a first-hand, creditable source! The only reason its not widely known is that it was downplayed in '69 as it was something of a ‘killjoy’. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/23 "2003-09-28T23:35:36Z")
Oh you people…that whole scene that you’re talking about, was filmed on a set in Hollywood, California. For gosh sakes, one of the janitors could set the flag upright, if need be… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/24 "2003-09-29T03:57:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ltfire \* > \*\*Oh you people…that whole scene that you’re talking about, was filmed on a set in Hollywood, California. For gosh sakes, one of the janitors could set the flag upright, if need be… :rolleyes: \*\* You lying dog, you’re part of the conspiracy! Everyone knows the fake footage was created at Area 51. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/25 "2003-09-29T15:19:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*[Coleman Francis] > Flag on the moon. How did it get there? > [CF] \*\* That’s exactly what I thought when I read “US Flag on Moon question.” ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263/26 "2003-09-29T20:51:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*You lying dog, you’re part of the conspiracy! > > Everyone knows the fake footage was created at Area 51. \*\* That’s what I was told to say, and that’s my story and I’m sticken’ to it.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-on-moon-question/204263.md?page=1)