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Astronauts planted 6 flags on the Moon over past 50 years: What's with them now
Over the past 50 years, 6 flags have been planted on the lunar surface, and the first one was in 1969. Scientists have been trying to find out what happened to these flags. RBC-Ukraine reports when ...
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President Trump: "American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars"
"And, we're going to take DOGE to Mars." "Can you image how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on ...
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US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...
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Space expert reveals dangers Nasa’s stranded astronauts can expect on rare spacewalk – after seven months stuck in orbit
Nasa’s two ‘stranded’ astronauts will get a trip outside this week, having spent over seven months in orbit unexpectedly. They will leave the International Space Station for a surprise ...
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What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
Trump again promised to launch American astronauts to Mars. Seated nearby, Elon Musk, a political benefactor of Mr. Trump who founded SpaceX in the hope that it would one day be able to send ...
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Musk says critics need 'better dirty tricks' after salute row
Elon Musk says the "'everyone is Hitler' attack" is tired. His gesture at a post-inauguration event was likened to a Nazi salute. The Anti-Defamation League – historically a critic of Musk – came to ...
Politico18d
Why This Trump Inaugural Feels Different Than Before
He did not speak of territorial ambition on Greenland and Canada, but did look forward to the day when American astronauts plant the flag on Mars, a dream consistent with his wealthiest backer ...
The Hill18d
Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...
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American Flags Raised to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period
House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...
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Ron DeSantis' Inauguration Day Flag Order Attacked In Home State Newspaper
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' order to fly flags at full staff for Donald Trump's inauguration during the mourning period for Jimmy Carter has been panned by the Miami Herald for prioritizing ...
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‘America’s decline is over’: Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback
He also said he would “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.” Musk, the owner of a space rocket company ...
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New York Gov. Hochul orders flags to be raised for Trump's inauguration amid mourning period for Jimmy Carter
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has ordered flags in the state to fly at full-staff on Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as the nation remains in a mourning ...