Was the 1969 Moon Landing a hoax?

[Mathew]

Hey,
Just a little something we were discussing in Critical Thinking today.. whether the 1969 Moon Landing was a hoax or not.

What's your view, and why?

[Conservative,]

Don't know - why? Because I wasn't there.

No one can say for sure but I think personally it is possible - whether or not they did it is a different thing. I have seen some pretty convincing conspiracy theories but as I said, I wasn't there so I don't have all the sense of what happened before/after ect.

[-Danube-]

I think it was real tbh. There was a race to the moon between the US and other countries like Russia, and Russia wouldn't just back down if they thought the whole thing was a hoax. If there was any doubt that the USA did not land the first man on the moon then Russia would have challenged this, proved it to be a hoax and then continued the race to the moon.

Besides today people use telescopes to look at the moon and i'm sure they can view the 1969 landing site and that flag, machinery and footprints are still there to this date.

I just think it was a big conspiracy, everything that ever happens seems to get some kind of conspiracy around it.

[Conservative,]

I think it was real tbh. There was a race to the moon between the US and other countries like Russia, and Russia wouldn't just back down if they thought the whole thing was a hoax. If there was any doubt that the USA did not land the first man on the moon then Russia would have challenged this, proved it to be a hoax and then continued the race to the moon.

Besides today people use telescopes to look at the moon and i'm sure they can view the 1969 landing site and that flag, machinery and footprints are still there to this date.

I just think it was a big conspiracy, everything that ever happens seems to get some kind of conspiracy around it.

This is true. It was part of the Cold War.

The only thing that puts me in doubt is the fact that the flag seemed to flutter in "the wind" but obviously the moon has no wind. But that could be due to something else, and also at some points you can see a reflection in the astronauts visors...

[cocaine]

This is true. It was part of the Cold War.

The only thing that puts me in doubt is the fact that the flag seemed to flutter in "the wind" but obviously the moon has no wind. But that could be due to something else, and also at some points you can see a reflection in the astronauts visors...

because theres no gravity or friction in space it is possible that once you flick the flag or move it in any way that it will keep moving forever.

[Conservative,]

because theres no gravity or friction in space it is possible that once you flick the flag or move it in any way that it will keep moving forever.

That's also true. LOL.

[jackass]

http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicapollo.html

Basically every bit of evidence towards it being a hoax.

I for one, believe that the moon landings were real, but I do find the subject quite interesting.

[Mathew]

This is true. It was part of the Cold War.

The only thing that puts me in doubt is the fact that the flag seemed to flutter in "the wind" but obviously the moon has no wind. But that could be due to something else, and also at some points you can see a reflection in the astronauts visors...

This is what we were discussing. There were some VERY high quality photographs taken on the moon with cameras embedded in their space suit, yet the video feed, was of terrible quality, black and white.. jerky and fuzzy, etc. How did they take such good quality photographs within their spacesuits (photos which would only be possible by changing lenses, films.. which would be rather tedious in a bulky suit) when a simple, still video couldn't pick anything up?

I've not watched any video closely enough to see it "flutter", but I'm aware that a wire frame was put around the flag to hold it upright.. which seems fair enough to me.

Personally, I think the Moon Landing happened.. however I do admit there is a substantial amount of evidence to doubt it.

[Samantha]

We did a Neil Armstrong text in English Language, and another thing, on like the 1st lesson we had in English this girl said she had met an astronaut. She said although the moon landings 'may' be real, most of the pictures are fake.
Straight from the horses mouse.

I feel it could be real. But it also might not be.

[Jordy]

I think it was real tbh. There was a race to the moon between the US and other countries like Russia, and Russia wouldn't just back down if they thought the whole thing was a hoax. If there was any doubt that the USA did not land the first man on the moon then Russia would have challenged this, proved it to be a hoax and then continued the race to the moon.

Besides today people use telescopes to look at the moon and i'm sure they can view the 1969 landing site and that flag, machinery and footprints are still there to this date.

I just think it was a big conspiracy, everything that ever happens seems to get some kind of conspiracy around it.

Totally agree here and that's always been my thoughts on the matter. You can actually connect to some of the equipment they put on the moon which is as gooder proof as any for me;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_L...ing_experiment

They do it in a recent Big Bang Theory episode, if you fire lasers at a certain point of the moon (Where they placed the reflectors) they'll beam back to Earth.