Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

The sight of the American flag standing proudly on the lunar surface became a powerful visual representation of the Apollo 11 mission's success ... landing featuring the planting of an American ...

Aldrin is still planting flags 56 years after he did so on the moon, only now it is in a commercial asking "Can you text me ...