Happy #FlagDay! While the U.S. flag is on all @NASA_Astronauts's spacesuits now, it wasn't always! After the first U.S. spacewalk in 1965 featuring flag patches on White and McDivitt's suits, NASA made it standard.
More about NASA and the flag: https://go.nasa.gov/42z6XLJ
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The American Flag in the U.S. Space Program
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin exited their craft wearing spacesuits prominently adorned with the American flag and walked into the pages of history.NASA