I found the following link that talks about the design and construction of the flags. It states that they were made of Nylon. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/flag/flag.htm Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 11:56 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Apollo 11 flag apparently not standing Ha! I liked that so much I quoted it in my comment to the blog. patrick :) On 07 Sep 2009, at 20:43, Daniel Holmes wrote:
This is a perfect reason to go back! To set it back up again!
Dan
On Sep 7, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
Hi Friends, my blog today studies a photo by LCROSS and concludes the flag planted by Armstrong and Aldrin may no longer be standing on the moon. Pls take a look and leave a comment -- Thanks, Joe
http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20090907
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