From The Archives: Apollo 11 Landing On Moon

Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. planted a U.S. flag on the Sea of Tranquility 46 min. after Armstrong took man's first step on the lunar surface. Wire stiffening holds out the flag in the near vacuum environment. 

Photo from a television screen. 

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