NASA - Neil Armstrong Apollo 11, July 21, 1969. Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag. Vintage chromogenic print on paper "A Kodak Paper". Image: 19.4 x 20 cm / Sheet: 20.2 x 25.5 cm This photograph has become one of the most iconic images of the conquest of space. The American flag, which appears to be unfurled by the wind, is actually held upright by a wand. The appearance of the flag and the absence of wind on the Moon's surface have fueled revisionist theories about the Apollo 11 mission.