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What material was used in the U.S. flag planted on the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr.?

The astronauts erected a 3-by–5 foot (0.9 by 1.5 meter) nylon U.S. flag, its top edge braced by a spring wire to keep it extended.

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