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50 Years After The US First Planted Its Flag On The Moon, During the Manned Apollo 11 Mission In 1969, China Is Now The 2nd Country To Plant Its Flag During The Chang’e-5 Probe Mission. However, This Is Not China’s First Lunar Mission As They Previously Had 2. The Unique Chinese Flag Is 2m Wide And 90cm Tall And Weighs ~1Kg.

China plants its flag on the moon as lunar probe heads back to Earth | Science | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/03/chinese-probe-heads-back-to-earth-after-leaving-moons-surface

China becomes only second country to put national flag on moon, 51 years after US first planted Stars and Stripes