Top 10 Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theories Debunked

rdf · 05-11-2007, 08:51 PM

Top 10 Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theories Debunked

Top 10 Apollo Hoax Theories
By Robert Myers and Robert Pearlman

In the early days of the Cold War, three men claim they were chosen by a powerful new government agency to undertake a historically perilous journey. They claim this well-funded operation was staffed with the best scientists and engineers using technology pioneered by the Nazis, and they created the most powerful machine ever built.

In July of 1969, they claim, they climbed aboard an enormous rocket assembled in a Florida swamp, and were sent hurtling at incredible speeds into the sky � all the way to the Moon! Two of them even claim they landed on the Moon, got out, and walked around!

And what prize did they bring back from this momentous journey? Well � they have a bunch of black and white photos of unidentifiable persons in bulky white spacemen costumes in a field of gravel (but curiously without any stars in the black sky) -- and several bags of gray, dusty rocks.
Put that way, the story of the Apollo program can sound pretty far-fetched.

But why should we believe the stories? What evidence is there, really, that the Apollo program landed men on the Moon and brought them back?
Phil Plait, an astronomer at Sonoma University in California, and the Web master of BadAstronomy.com, has his reasons.

If I were trying to fake this, I would put stars in the image," he said referring to the complaint made by hoax proponents that the Apollo photos lack stars. If this had been an oversight, he said, it's an amazingly stupid thing to have forgotten, considering the scope of the "hoax."

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jbinny · 05-11-2007, 09:30 PM

What about the over and under lapping crosshairs in some of the pictures. Were the crosshairs not embedded in the lens? Why then are there some pictures where astronauts cover the crosshairs in the pictures?

NorthQuad · 05-11-2007, 10:22 PM

Ever hear of the Moon Mirror?

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apol...ents_LRRR.html

McDonald Laser Ranging Station

http://www.csr.utexas.edu/mlrs/

This kind of helps to prove they were on the moon. What I wish they would do is take photos of the buggy they left on the moon with a telescope. That would be cool to see. Mabey they already have. I dunno.

rdf · 05-11-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jbinny

What about the over and under lapping crosshairs in some of the pictures. Were the crosshairs not embedded in the lens? Why then are there some pictures where astronauts cover the crosshairs in the pictures?

What about 'em? I'm sure there's an answer to your questions, but I don't know them.

What, are you saying you don't believe we went to the moon and landed? Really?

rollin64 · 05-12-2007, 12:44 PM

there are pictures of the one guy walking and you can clearly see his face through the helmet. i believe we were there. just dunno why we haven't persued it any farther since then though.

rdf · 05-12-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rollin64

just dunno why we haven't persued it any farther since then though.

Exactly. Especially now that we'll be in competition with the Russians and Chinese and Japanese and Indian governments to exploit the moon's promise of resources for energy and rocket fuel. We gave up in the 70s and went to the shuttle, which in retrospect is and was a mistake. Hell, we could already have had a base on the moon for decades, and be in complete control up there.

Oh well, let the race begin....

jbinny · 05-13-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rdf

What about 'em? I'm sure there's an answer to your questions, but I don't know them.

What, are you saying you don't believe we went to the moon and landed? Really?

Honestly, no. I'm not really convinced we did.

This addresses only 10 of the pieces of evidence that point towards us not landing on the moon.

knightrider · 05-13-2007, 12:27 PM

I dont believe anyone even landed on the moon in the 1st place. I heard it was in a studio. How come no one has done it since. Technology Should be far more advanced now than it was in the 60s. Landing on the moon should be a piece of piss by now.

knightrider · 05-13-2007, 12:31 PM

Oh yeah i forgot to mention in the footage of the moon landing the shadows were wrong making out there was more than one light source and the flag had light on both sides. I watched it on discovery a couple of years ago. It gotta be fake. no one been there since.

Wise Young · 05-13-2007, 12:48 PM

I am stunned. Some people believe that we did not go to the moon? While it is a legitimate question why we (and nobody else) have repeated the trip, the questioning of our having gone to the moon ranks right up there with the conspiracy theory that the CIA and the U.S. government was responsible for the 9/11 attack. My reason for not believing in these two conspiracy theories? If they are true, it means that our government is worse than I can imagine, not just incompetent, stupid, and uncaring.

Wise.

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rdf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Someplace between Nowhere and Goodbye Posts: 12,609	Top 10 Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theories Debunked Top 10 Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theories Debunked Top 10 Apollo Hoax Theories By Robert Myers and Robert Pearlman In the early days of the Cold War, three men claim they were chosen by a powerful new government agency to undertake a historically perilous journey. They claim this well-funded operation was staffed with the best scientists and engineers using technology pioneered by the Nazis, and they created the most powerful machine ever built. In July of 1969, they claim, they climbed aboard an enormous rocket assembled in a Florida swamp, and were sent hurtling at incredible speeds into the sky � all the way to the Moon! Two of them even claim they landed on the Moon, got out, and walked around! And what prize did they bring back from this momentous journey? Well � they have a bunch of black and white photos of unidentifiable persons in bulky white spacemen costumes in a field of gravel (but curiously without any stars in the black sky) -- and several bags of gray, dusty rocks. Put that way, the story of the Apollo program can sound pretty far-fetched. But why should we believe the stories? What evidence is there, really, that the Apollo program landed men on the Moon and brought them back? Phil Plait, an astronomer at Sonoma University in California, and the Web master of BadAstronomy.com, has his reasons. If I were trying to fake this, I would put stars in the image," he said referring to the complaint made by hoax proponents that the Apollo photos lack stars. If this had been an oversight, he said, it's an amazingly stupid thing to have forgotten, considering the scope of the "hoax." More __________________ Please donate a dollar a day at http://justadollarplease.org. Copy and paste this message to the bottom of your signature. Thanks!

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jbinny Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,648	What about the over and under lapping crosshairs in some of the pictures. Were the crosshairs not embedded in the lens? Why then are there some pictures where astronauts cover the crosshairs in the pictures? __________________ "All of us are all too stuck strapped to a chair watching our lives blow up..."

05-13-2007, 12:27 PM	#8
knightrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Great UK Posts: 526	I dont believe anyone even landed on the moon in the 1st place. I heard it was in a studio. How come no one has done it since. Technology Should be far more advanced now than it was in the 60s. Landing on the moon should be a piece of piss by now. __________________ I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, so one way to get the most out of life is to look at it as an adventure.

05-13-2007, 12:31 PM	#9
knightrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Great UK Posts: 526	Oh yeah i forgot to mention in the footage of the moon landing the shadows were wrong making out there was more than one light source and the flag had light on both sides. I watched it on discovery a couple of years ago. It gotta be fake. no one been there since. __________________ I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, so one way to get the most out of life is to look at it as an adventure.

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NorthQuad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,732	Ever hear of the Moon Mirror? http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apol...ents_LRRR.html McDonald Laser Ranging Station http://www.csr.utexas.edu/mlrs/ This kind of helps to prove they were on the moon. What I wish they would do is take photos of the buggy they left on the moon with a telescope. That would be cool to see. Mabey they already have. I dunno.

05-12-2007, 12:44 PM	#5
rollin64 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,405	there are pictures of the one guy walking and you can clearly see his face through the helmet. i believe we were there. just dunno why we haven't persued it any farther since then though.

05-13-2007, 12:48 PM	#10
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	I am stunned. Some people believe that we did not go to the moon? While it is a legitimate question why we (and nobody else) have repeated the trip, the questioning of our having gone to the moon ranks right up there with the conspiracy theory that the CIA and the U.S. government was responsible for the 9/11 attack. My reason for not believing in these two conspiracy theories? If they are true, it means that our government is worse than I can imagine, not just incompetent, stupid, and uncaring. Wise.

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