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Completely real.
Despite all the evidence that has proved all the conspiracy theories completely false there is one thing that stands out for me, if they faked it, why did they fake it seven times?
But aside from those nutters the idea of standing on the Moon just blows my mind, I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like. I can understand people who say it was a waste of money and we gained little from it compared to the amount spent on it but the fact that we can and more importantly DID do it is worth it for me.
As for Mars, we could probably land a man on it within 10 years if there was the focus and dedication that we had with Apollo. The Americans could do it alone but it would be better if it was an international project.
Despite all the evidence that has proved all the conspiracy theories completely false there is one thing that stands out for me, if they faked it, why did they fake it seven times?
But aside from those nutters the idea of standing on the Moon just blows my mind, I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like. I can understand people who say it was a waste of money and we gained little from it compared to the amount spent on it but the fact that we can and more importantly DID do it is worth it for me.
As for Mars, we could probably land a man on it within 10 years if there was the focus and dedication that we had with Apollo. The Americans could do it alone but it would be better if it was an international project.
The biggest piece of evidence for it, frankly, is the fact that the Soviets had the technology to spy on everything the Americans were doing.
If they had any reason to believe it was a hoax, and humiliate their greatest enemies, I think they would have done it.
Or was the Cold War a hoax as well
If they had any reason to believe it was a hoax, and humiliate their greatest enemies, I think they would have done it.
Or was the Cold War a hoax as well
You need to watch the mythbusters take on this myth. They took a flag in a vaccuum and one in open air. The flag moved in the vaccuum stayed swinging for longer, and more vigorously. The moon is in a vaccuum.EMFCRACKSHOT said:
Now, the wind thing, the only time the flag ever flaps is when the astronauts are holding it and twisting the pole into the ground - causing it to flap about. Once they move away from it - Hey presto! No more swinging at all. This is simply an assumption that it is wind over the much more obvious (in retrospect) fact that he is moving the flag to get it into the ground.
And yet, this very project birthed inventions that went on to change the world. Not only that, it still represents the most improbable feat of engineering to date, especially when you consider the calculations were done by hand with the assistance of slide rules and my computer right now has more power than all the computing devices in use by NASA at the time combined.george144 said:
It's all hoax! Neil Armstrong never landed on the moon! all he did was launch himself in a rocket and then magically flew back to earth, even though there is no friction in space.
Also WW2 was hoax! All these WW2 games, movies and tv programs are just bollox! BOLLOX I SAY!
Also WW2 was hoax! All these WW2 games, movies and tv programs are just bollox! BOLLOX I SAY!
The flag moved due to the force with which it was pushed into the ground. The flag does not wave in the breeze it just has some riples.EMFCRACKSHOT said:
Do you think they would have a wind machine in a studio trying to re-create lunar conditions anyway?
Gosh, imagine what that must have felt like being the first human to ever take a step on the moon?
Imagine meeting someone you are a fan of, your faveourite musician, artist, actor, actress etc. Imagine that shock, that awe, that "oh wow" feeling, imagine all of that and multiply it by thousands just for taking that first step.
I believe this is the real deal also and not a hoax, I wish I was old enough to be around back then and see this event on TV. But I am sad that since then, interest in space has gone down. Going to the moon was something that you would expect from a Sci Fi film only, not it has become a reality.
What about colonies on other planets? Or people having their own personal vehicles to fly around in? While it sounds like something in a Sci Fi film I believe that one day that will become a reality also. At least I hope so because there is so much potential with space and for the human race to expand.
I hope mankind's advancement in space regains that interest from the public.
Imagine meeting someone you are a fan of, your faveourite musician, artist, actor, actress etc. Imagine that shock, that awe, that "oh wow" feeling, imagine all of that and multiply it by thousands just for taking that first step.
I believe this is the real deal also and not a hoax, I wish I was old enough to be around back then and see this event on TV. But I am sad that since then, interest in space has gone down. Going to the moon was something that you would expect from a Sci Fi film only, not it has become a reality.
What about colonies on other planets? Or people having their own personal vehicles to fly around in? While it sounds like something in a Sci Fi film I believe that one day that will become a reality also. At least I hope so because there is so much potential with space and for the human race to expand.
I hope mankind's advancement in space regains that interest from the public.
Most definately.The infamous SCAMola said:
I know they landed on the moon really, i just think its fun to annoy people and say they didn't
I believed the conspiracy till the mythbusters episode that has been mentioned though
The people who believe it's a hoax are the people who sat in the back sleeping during physics class. The so-called 'evidence' that the theorists provide can easily be blown away by simple physics. They also don't consider how hard it would be for NASA's employees to keep it quiet. In a group of more than 100 people, it is hard to keep a secret compared the the thousands of NASA employees who would know. The people who think so should at least not say it to Neil Armstong's face though.
That would be like telling say, Shakespeare that he never really wrote any of his plays.
Oh wait . . .
That would be like telling say, Shakespeare that he never really wrote any of his plays.
Oh wait . . .
Yet the end result was still, well a big rock, to be honest all the planets near us our just uninhabitable wastelands, I don't see why were so keen to go find them, I'd rather we put our resources towards helpful scientific areas then towards a useless pursuit of travelling long distances to no purpose other then to prove we can.Eclectic Dreck said:
Space exploration is about expanding our knowledge of the universe. What better way than to experience it first hand? Humans can do much more than any robots or rovers and more efficiently, and they can think on their feet and act opportunistically.george144 said:
Yeah, pretty much, and I strongly dislike people who yell it's a hoax. Come on, they worked very hard for that and I don't know how many people died in the early tests.Homicidal Hobbes said:
It was real. Anyone who says otherwise is obviously a lunatic or the Martians trying to trick 'ya.
I think that wide spread disbelief in the Apollo moon landing is proof that smoking pot damages the brain.
Nonsense, the moon is a very valuable rock. It's full of helium 3, véry usefull for nuclear fusion, wich is quite rare on Earth but plentyfull on the moon. It will be the home of plenty of research labs dedicated to all kinds of things regarding space travel. Long term exposure to low gravity, extraterrestial agriculture and mining, psychological/sociological experiments, you name it. Heck it can even act as a launching pad for future deep-space missions. Really big space ships are much easier to launch from the moon, since it's gravity is much lower. Assemble all the parts on the moon, and you're ready for take-off.george144 said: