Informative Speech

One of the most patriotic moments in United States history was an American stepping foot on the Moon. It came at a time when the U.S. was involved in the Cold War, bringing joy to the entire country. It was a task that took years of failure and hard work to accomplish. The moon landing helped elevate the status of the United States as a country trying to catch up to the Soviet Union in the race of space advancement. However, this accomplishment has been diminished by many who have claimed it be staged. Two of them are Bill Kaysing, who published a book detailing the hoax in 1976, and Bart Sibrel, who published a documentary in 2001.

On July 16, 1969, NASA launched a shuttle into space containing Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. They were going to be the first people to step foot on the Moon. This mission into the unknown caused a commotion on Earth. Many reputable news sources across the world created various sources about this event. These are weighted with the high emotions that ran through the world as well as the facts gathered as the brave men first put their footprints on the barren surface of the Moon. The creators of each peice used logos, pathos, and ethos to get the desired response from their audiences.

One of the most famous photos of the Apollo 11 mission is the American flag waving in the breeze on the moon. Breeze? In fact there is no wind on the moon, so how is this possible? It can be argued that the inertia

Many people believe the moon landing never happened. The number one belief is that the photographic evidence is fake. The astronauts took thousands of pictures, each one perfectly exposed and sharply focused. Not one was badly composed or even blurred. In particular, there is one photo that is often mentioned, the photo of Neil Armstrong putting the American flag into the moon. The strange thing about this photo is that the flag is waving like it’s in the wind. “The obvious problem here is that there’s no air in the moon’s atmosphere, and therefore no wind to cause the flag to blow.” (Josh Fox, 2012). Theorists state that since the moon has no atmosphere, so if it was really on the moon there is no way the flag couldn't be waving

Wow, can you believe it has almost been 50 years since the Space Race. It is just unbelievable, and we still travel to space today. One of the traffic accomplishments we did, was that we were the first to land a man on the moon. It sparked an uprising, and gave our nation great pride. But, in the end, it's thanks to the chivalrous astronauts, the perilous mission, and their legacy, that we succeeded.

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, achieved what is, perhaps, the greatest feat of mankind, landing and exploring the surface of the moon. However, some conspiracy theorists believe that NASA had pulled off the greatest hoax of all time. Thes conspiracy theorists may have convincing evidence, but all their accusations can be proven false through research and science.

The United States and Mankind have gone on to do many amazing feats that were once though impossible. However, nothing comes to be quite as amazing as the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the surface of the moon. At the time this act caused widespread celebration, and cheer. Over the years some people started to doubt the legitimacy of what occurred on that day back in 1969. These people came on to form the basis of the moon landing conspiracy theory. A theory that states that the United States never landed on the moon and the United States faked the whole thing in order to say they won the space race against the Soviet Union and increase moral during the time of the Cold war. Some of the core arguments that form the Moon landing Hoax conspiracy are that the mission would have been too dangerous with the technology we had at the time. They disregard any footage from the event, believing that NASA and the US government created a fake set in an undisclosed location and used special effects to make the footage seem more believable. All of the claims made by these hoax believers can be refuted with science and common sense, and that is what this paper sets out to do.

The Apollo 11 mission is a well-known milestone for the development of technology. However, a group of people in society believe that the moon landing wasn’t real. These individuals insist that the mission was a conspiracy to win the Cold War. Their claims are mainly based on three elements in the mission’s photographs: the moving flag, the multiple sources of light, and the lack of stars.

Space is a vacuum and the lack of atmosphere on the moon would mean that the flag shouldn’t be moving. The force employed by Neil Armstrong planting the flag, and moving around it would be more than necessarily to cause the flag to wave. Correlation doesn’t equate to causation, therefore by the flag waving similar to ours on earth doesn’t confirm the existence of wind; instead it confirms the existence of force. The biggest evidence the moon landing wasn’t a hoax would be that the Soviets never called out the USA for faking their moon landing. The USSR and the USA were in the middle of a potential nuclear war, and if it were a giant hoax the USSR would have called out the USA. If the moon landing was a hoax, it would be one of the best kept secrets. Not only would have Soviets bought it, the people involved in the conspiracy have been all tight-lipped about it. While I do agree that it would be more beneficial to question events than to be left with doubt, but the uncontrolled elements involved in this conspiracy are unfathomably as the events played out on television. With 9/11 we can observe the events that unfolded and cross reference it with the statements

One of the key pieces of evidence of the moon landing is photo evidence. Numerous photos as well as video have been released and seen by the public. One of the most famous photos is the deployment of the United States flag on the lunar surface that appears to be rippling. Some theories will conclude that there’s no wind in space so the flag could not have been waving. However, Dr. Phillips of NASA’s Science and Space Directorate, states, “Not every waving flag needs a breeze – at least not in space.” Neil Armstrong along with Buzz Aldrin can be seen in video footage twisting the flag to plant it deeper in the lunar soil. This motion causes the flag to appear rippling. Dr. Phillips also says, “Unfurling a piece of rolled-up cloth with stored angular momentum will naturally result in waves and ripples.” Many of the photos taken are from the moon itself. Many of the theories can be refuted by simple

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space called, “Sputnik”. It was the start of one of the biggest races in the world called “The Space Race”. But it isn’t the start of the race that is questionable but the very end. On July 19, 1969 the United States supposedly landed 3 men on the moon. More than a billion people around the globe watched this event occur on their television sets as Neil Armstrong said “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.” But was it really a giant leap for mankind? Or was it one of the ways the U.S tried to fool us into believing they really did land on the moon? The Space Race wasn’t only about being the first to land on the moon but would also be a major sign of dominance over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Many believe the U.S was not capable of accomplishing this so they had no choice but to fool the world into believe they landed on the moon and won the Space Race.

“Another Photograph Fueling the Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory” The Neil Armstrong Moon Landing: Hoax or Reality. April, 2011

Many accomplishments throughout the years, in the United States have formed our country to a nationalist society. On July 20th, 1969, the Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas received the call, “Houston”, which confirmed the landing of these three astronauts on the moon. Recently though, many discussions of the Apollo 11 mission have astonished thoughts of many Americans. Conspiracy theorists are looking at the Moon Landing as a hoax and one big set up that Americans were fooled into believing actually happened. In 1974, Bill Kasying wrote a book entitled We Never Went to the Moon:

They say that a camera was placed on the moon, but it wasn’t. And that is because it was a fake moon in a fake moon landing!

It wasn 't until I really sat down and thought about it that I realized the moon landing was questionable. As a kid I always thought it would be amazing to be an astronaut so the thought that maybe there is no real astronauts at all had me concerned. On July 20th 1969, the Apollo 11 with astronaut Neil Armstrong and his crew, guided by thousands of NASA technicians, supposedly landed in the surface of the moon. This landing at its time was considered the most amazing technological advancement in the history of mankind. The moon landing is something that everyone knows about but as it turns out about 20% americans and 50% or Ukrainians don 't believe the moon landing really happened, here 's why.