12-02-2025
Kansas flags from moon mission donated to Cosmosphere
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – A former NASA astronaut has donated state of Kansas flags that made trips to the moon and back to the Cosmosphere.
The space museum and science center has received a donation of 15 Kansas state flags from Charlie Duke, a former NASA astronaut who is one of only 12 men to have walked on the moon. Duke took the flags with him during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
'Tangible artifacts that have been to the moon strengthen the connection between present and past, solidifying historic events in our collective memory,' Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar said in a statement. 'The Cosmosphere will use these flags to continue to inspire the future through space exploration.'
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At least one of the flags will become part of the Cosmosphere's collection, which includes artifacts from NASA's Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, along with the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts outside Moscow.
Where the remaining flags will go next has yet to be announced.
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