The only instance I know of a flag moving on the lunar surface without anyone actively messing with it is the film from Eagle’s ascent, when the exhaust from the APS basically kicked the crap out it.
There’s no other documented instance of a flag waving on its own more than a few seconds after one of the astronauts touched it or the pole it was mounted on. Without air to damp its motion, it would swing a few extra seconds compared to what we’re used to on the Earth’s surface, but that’s it.
Note that there is a rod at the top keeping the flag extended. The flag material was crumpled when stowed and not heavy enough to completely straighten itself out (1/6th Earth normal gravity, remember), which makes it *look* like the flag is waving in a breeze the still photos.
But it’s not. In the video footage, it stays stock still once the astronauts stop futzing with it.
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His name was Ed Fendell, a controller in Houston in charge the remotely-controlled camera on the LRV.
Yes, he had to take the signal delay into account – he had to anticipate the liftoff and rate of ascent. …
It doesn’t have to be pretty to work.
The foil acted as a thermal blanket, reflecting as much of the sunlight as possible to keep the base of the LM from overheating. The foil was only about 125 microns thick, …
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The blueprints *weren’t* destroyed; they’re on file at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Not that it matters; we couldn’t build the Saturn V today if we wanted to, because most of the technology it used is …
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Did you know that many of the people involved in the moon landing died from a car crash?
Upwards of 90 people die *every day* in car crashes in the US; it’s not at all surprising that a lot people “involved …
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It’s not a C, it’s an O.
And it *looks* like some kind of inclusion (a pebble embedded in a slightly softer matrix rock). It looks like the surrounding matrix has eroded a bit, leaving a small channel around the …
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Apollo Moon Landing Hoax – Scientific Evidence
The blueprints *weren’t* destroyed; they’re on file at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Not that it matters; we couldn’t build the Saturn V today if we wanted to, because most of the technology it used is …
Apollo Moon Landing Hoax – Scientific Evidence
Now let me prove to NASA how stupid they are.
Ah, proof. Would that more people understood what constituted “proof”. “You can’t explain that” isn’t proof, especially when, yes, we can explain it.
The most powerful telescope on earth can’t …
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This question has been answered several times by myself and others, but it basically boils down to 3 things, mainly:
1. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Everything boils down to money, as in, too goddamned much of. Manned lunar missions are fiendishly …
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Which tests? Citations, please.
The following report has been discussed elsewhere in the thread: http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/CR188427.pdf
Here was the conclusion:
The effects of radiation for STS-48 are apparent in the final images produced
by the high speed (above 400 ASA) flight …
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However, they show flame even from a large distance. The NASA videos show no flame from a close distance
What do you mean by “large distance” and “close distance”? Are you talking about altitude?
My point with the Falcon …