Apollo 11 Moon Landings were faked by NASA - everyone has heard this conspiracy theory. It is considered the cornerstone of crazy talk. But have you ever looked at the arguments made in an attempt to provide reasonable doubt?
Enthusiasts of this theory claim that:
:*The astronauts could not have survived the trip because of exposure to radiation
:*The photos were altered: the Crosshairs on some photos appear to be behind objects, rather than in front of them where they should be. Site going into much detail can be found here
:*The quality of the photographs is implausibly high.
:*There are no stars in any of the photos, and astronauts never report seeing any stars from the capsule windows.
:*Identical backgrounds in photos that are listed as taken miles apart.
:*The moon’s surface during the daytime is so hot that camera film would have melted.
:*No blast crater appeared from the landing.
:*The launch rocket produced no visible flame.
:*The flag placed on the surface by the astronauts flapped despite there being no wind on the Moon.
:*Here’s a comprehensive site that is attempting to stand up to the “pro-NASA fraternity”. Power to the people!!
Now I know that most people browsing this site are intelligent people (with extremely good taste), but I bet that the next time that you see footage of the moon landing, you catch yourself looking a bit more closely.
And, in the interests of presenting both sides of the arguement or if you are a member of the pro-NASA fraternity, here are some sites trying to propogate the lies.
jeff | 30-Mar-07 at 9:49 am | Permalink
As an addendum, I was sent this incontrovertible proof that the Apollo moon landing was faked.