Now, over half a century later, we will soon finally get the first actually waving flag on the Moon. In 2026, China intends to send the Chang'e-7 mission to the lunar south pole .

Flags on the Moon don’t wave because there’s no atmosphere or wind. But China’s innovative design, powered by electricity, aims to change that. By 2026, a flag designed to appear in motion ...

The flag’s fluttering effect will be achieved ... This mechanism compensates for the absence of wind on the moon, demonstrating China’s focus on advanced space exploration technologies.

While lunar images have proven that the American flags planted during the Apollo missions are still standing on the moon, lunar scientists have now said that they probably no longer hold the ...