LA Readers Response 5/12/11

The Consperacy that NASA didn't actually put a man on the moon:



Apollo Moon Landing hoax accusations are claims that some or all elements of the Apollo Moon landings were faked by NASA and possibly members of other involved organizations. Some groups and individuals have advanced alternate historical narratives which tend, to varying degrees, to include the following common elements:

The Apollo Astronauts did not land on the Moon;

NASA and possibly others intentionally deceived the public into believing the landing(s) did occur by manufacturing, destroying, or tampering with evidence, including photos, telemetry tapes, transmissions, and rock samples;

NASA and possibly others continue to actively participate in the conspiracy to this day.

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

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.

     Many commentators have published detailed rebuttals to the hoax claims. According to a 1999 poll conducted by the The Gallup Organization, what Gallup termed an "overwhelming majority" of the US public, some 89 percent, did not believe the landing was faked, while 6 percent did and 5 percent were undecided.

     I Think this stuff is completely false who would pull that kind of thing??? What would it gain... umm... I guess it would mean we were the first to the moon, and that we put a man on the moon... forget I said that. I guess the only problem would be if the country figured out the government we had trusted was lying, that probably wouldn't end well... *cough* complete rebel and anarchy *cough*. It is weird though, because my great-grandmother believed in that theory, and I personally think that the theory is wrong, but some of the reasons for the theory were really convincing.

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