http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-usflag.html http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-usflag.html "Armstrong and Aldrin reported few problems with the deployment. They

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-usflag.html http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-usflag.html "Armstrong and Aldrin reported few problems with the deployment. They had trouble extending the horizontal telescoping rod and could not pull it all the way out. This gave the flag a bit of a "ripple effect," and later crews intentionally left the rod partially retracted."