Space suits ... can keep astronauts alive in the near-vacuum conditions of space. Read more about past—and future—travels to the moon in our July cover story “50 years after Apollo 11 ...

The suits also had to be robust enough to survive on the Moon’s surface and flexible enough so that astronauts could still walk around with ease, reports Fast Company. That’s where Playtex ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

Since the Apollo 11 astronauts stepped onto the surface ... it wasn’t until 3.15am that Buzz Aldrin followed suit, with the pair reportedly spending two hours outside on the moon.