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ɯɐɹʞıʌ · « **on:** November 19, 2011, 07:02:24 PM »

The only place in the universe where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, never flies half-mast and does not get saluted, is the moon.

It is, of course, the American flag, the only country to have landed people on the moon even though British Interplanetary Society engineers had in 1939 designed a ship to carry people to the moon. Since Apollo 11 landed on moon on July 20, 1969 until 1972, 12 American astronauts walked on the moon, spending 170 hours roaming over 60 miles (100 km), planting 6 flags in total. They brought home 880 pounds (400 kilograms) of soil and rock, and 30,000 photographs.

The six American flags on the moon were planted during the missions of Apollo 11,12,14,15,16,and 17. The flags of the European Union, Russia, and India are also on the moon but they are displayed on equipment or probes.

The first landing of the moon is celebrated in the festival of Evoloterra on July 20th.

Last man on the moon

The Apollo 17 crew were the last men on the moon. With Ronald Evans in the command module, Commander Eugene Cernan and scientist Harrison H. Schmitt drove 34 km (21 miles) in the lunar buggy. On December 11, 1972 they left behind a plaque that reads: “Here Man completed his first exploration of the Moon, December 1972 A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind.” Cernan was the last man to have set foot on another celestial body.

Last words spoken on the moon

The first words spoken on the moon, by Neil Armstrong, are well known, but what were the last words spoken from the moon?

“America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow.” – Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, December 11, 1972.

Just in case you forgot Neil Armstrong’s words (when he stepped onto the moon surface with his left foot first): “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” On returning to Earth, he explained that he thought he had said “one small step for a man.”

Who owns the moon?

Planting a flag on the moon does not mean owning it or any part of it. The United Nations Outer Space Treaty (long name: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies) of January 27, 1967 states that “outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of occupation, or by any other means.”

Punjabi Janta Forums - Janta Di Pasand · « **on:** November 19, 2011, 07:02:24 PM »

☬🅰🅳🅼🅸🅽☬ · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:54:48 PM »

mystery which is hard to solve.

dil2011 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2011, 11:30:44 PM »

a flag is only planted to show future travlers that the usa has been there ... not to to show any type of ownership

_Beast_ · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2011, 12:50:38 AM »

Ashiq owns... Lol

simran_13 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:20:53 AM »

pta ni

The Flying Gill · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:23:37 AM »

i guess its owned by the galaxy

Dildaar · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:11:42 AM »

I own the moon,, any problems??

queen-kaur · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:51:55 AM »

i think evrybody owns it. in sum sorta way

Oн ν кєнηɗι נαтт gнαιηт αα · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2012, 10:24:13 AM »

i owner. :D:

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