When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The ...
China wants to address that through the interaction ... If it works, it will be the first flag to actually flutter long-term on the lunar surface. The more important goal of the mission, however ...
China plans to launch its Chang'e 7 lunar lander to find traces of water ice at the moon's south pole around 2026. If successful, the deployed flag will be the first to actually flutter on the lunar ...
China’s Chang’e 6 mission even carried a flag made of basalt ... As to the U.S. flags already there, the one from the first landing, Apollo 11, fell over as the ship blasted off from the ...