Former U.S. astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin has weighed in on the director’s decision to omit a pivotal moment in the upcoming film “First Man”: the planting of the U.S. flag on the lunar surface.
Aldrin appeared to make an indirect swipe at the film through a Sept. 2 post on Twitter that included photos of the flag being planted during the historical 1969 mission. The 88-year-old also wrote a series of hashtags in the post including, in part, #proudtobeanAmerican, #freedom, #honor.
