Speaking of humans on the Moon:
Not a joke, but an interesting (I think) observation.
There are now six American flags on the Moon. In that hostile environment, unshielded from the solar glare, the nylon flags are now bleached white, according to experts. They may even be disintegrating. The Apollo XI flag was definitely knocked over by the ascension engine exhaust.
Title 36, Chapter 10 of the US Flag Code contains the following provisions:
Inclement carries the meaning "unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain." While of course there is no wind or rain on the Moon, I think the conditions there could be regarded as rather unpleasant.
I wonder - as an independent civilian arm of the Federal government, can NASA be brought to book under the Flag Code?
Not a joke, but an interesting (I think) observation.
There are now six American flags on the Moon. In that hostile environment, unshielded from the solar glare, the nylon flags are now bleached white, according to experts. They may even be disintegrating. The Apollo XI flag was definitely knocked over by the ascension engine exhaust.
Title 36, Chapter 10 of the US Flag Code contains the following provisions:
Quote:§173. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition
§174. Time and occasions for display
( c) Inclement weather
The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
§176. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
Inclement carries the meaning "unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain." While of course there is no wind or rain on the Moon, I think the conditions there could be regarded as rather unpleasant.
I wonder - as an independent civilian arm of the Federal government, can NASA be brought to book under the Flag Code?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'