Moon Landing Conspiracy
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 missions were huge efforts that required thousands of scientists, workers and contractors to come together. So how is it that thousands of people can come together to create what was a fake mission without one person coming forward and leaking the fact that all of
That’s my opinion and evidence on why I think Apollo 11 was a successful mission and that it was real and not faked people just have to believe that U.S will fight for their power and prove you wrong and that we work better and harder to win a
John F. Kennedy once said, "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard”. The main motive for this quote was to ensure that the United States wanted to beat out the Soviets in the space race. Ever since the Soviets tried to advance on the moon, the United States wanted to be the first successful nation to accomplish the first ever moon landing. At the time, the tension between the United States and the Soviets was very strong because the Cold War just ended and neither nation wanted to lose to each other in the space race. Just as the
Was the Moon landing real or a hoax? The moon landing was a major scientific breakthrough and a great day for America. The problem is, it might’ve been faked. There are many pieces of evidence showing that it could have been faked but there is also evidence showing that the moon landing could have also been real. I believe that the moon landing was not a hoax. The flag was blowing in the wind but how was it supposed to stop if there is no friction on the moon? The astronauts' shadows don’t match the lunar light source because there was a matte box on the camera . That there were absolutely no stars in the sky because the pictures were taken during the day.
Conspiracy theories are everywhere. It seems that for every event in to have taken place in history, there is a group of individuals saying that it is a government conspiracy. There are conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks, presidential assassinations, Area 51, Jimmy Hoffa, the English crown and Elvis. The list is endless. In this paper we are going to discuss the moon landing conspiracy. Apparently there are people who believe the entire moon landing was a hoax. They believe that we did not actually land on the moon, but produced the event in a movie studio so that we would be able to beat Russia in the great “Space Race”. These people have taken all the evidence from the moon landing and analyzed ever aspect and tried to
And why the Soviets (also in the space race to get to the moon) did not show any signs of protest? Every conspiracy theory about the Lunar Landing can be posed, but every single one has a logical retaliation, backed up by nothing but scientific fact.
The 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, the first thought that might come to mind is, It’s a great moment in American history and It’s real; but in fact, it’s actually fake. Over the years since the moon landing, evidence found by people all over the world is starting to accumulate, and it’s all pointing towards that the moon landing is in fact fake. The United States had a reason to need to fake the moon landing - to beat Russia, so could that reason really make them fake the moon landing? Evidence such as a flag moving when there is no oxygen, having multiple light sources, no blast crater or dust when the ship look off and landed, no stars, a mysterious C on a rock, and running in gravity, are main things people normally point out.
NASA never made clear plans to return from the Apollo 11 mission. NASA officials stated how long the mission would take, who was involved, when the astronauts would leave and when the astronauts would land in space. NASA never released when the astronauts were to return back from space, or how long that would take. It is suspicious for many people who are just starting to look at the conspiracy because the NASA officials in charge of the mission should have given those plans ahead of time. NASA stated that the tasks would be done in 102 to 103 hours after takeoff, but never said when the astronauts would
Conspiracy theories have been around since the beginning of time. When NASA sent the first landed on the moon, there are people who believed that NASA faked the moon landings. Men, such as Bill Kaysing, the Flat Earth Society, and Davie Groves, and Bart Sibrel, have written books, delivered lectures, and made videos about why they believed NASA faked the moon landings. Based on their observations which include no stars in their pictures, NASA's drive to beat the Russians to the moon, and a way to distract people from the Vietnam war, the group believes that the moon landings were faked.
The Apollo 11 started and completed its journey at the same time the United States was fighting in Vietnam. It was a very stressful time for the U.S.A. so the government may have used the moon landing to keep people 's minds off the awful things that were happening. There 's no doubt it was an extraordinary event as well as one of the greatest accomplishments of all times; one fact used by the hoax believers to support this argument is that coincidentally the Apollo missions came to an end around the same time that the war was ending. The peace with Vietnam was established in October 1972, and it was in December of that same year that the last NASA space shuttle, Apollo 17, ended its voyage. Could it be just a coincidence that the USA abruptly stopped going to the moon around the same time the Vietnam War ended or was it just part of an ingenious plan; a plan that tried to gain people’s trust in a period where no one agreed with the decisions that the government was making.
Journalist Morgan Whitaker in her news article “Did we really land on the moon?” lists the questions that conspiracy theorists and doubters of the moon landing have been asking for years over and over. Whitakers purpose is to argue that we went on the moon by trying to inform anyone who does not believe we really went to the moon with answers from NASA themselves. She adopts a sarcastic tone in order to get moon landing conspirators to stop asking these common questions, for example she states “Still not convinced? You could always ask Buzz Aldrin to prove it, but he has been known to punch deniers who get to persistent. Your call.” (Whitaker, n.p.).
around their bulky television screens. It was 1969, America had recently passed through the height of the Cold War, but their relationship with the Soviet Union continued to become more hostile. There was no clear winner in sight, and America was desperate for a definitive victory, it was this moment, in this very moment that they finally had one, and they clung to it. This moment was, of course, the Apollo 11 moon landing on the 20th of July, 1969. However, as with many famous events captured in the public eye, it wasn't long before conspiracies began to unfold. Some began to question the validity of the photographs and videos associated with the moon landings, others made claims that the government couldn’t possibly have had the technology necessary to successfully land on the moon, and some even went as far as to point out the exact set and director that supposedly filmed the hoaxed moon landings. I first became aware of the conspiracy surrounding the moon landings about two years ago when I watched a documentary on the topic and naturally, being the patriotic American that I am, I sided with NASA without considering any evidence on either side of the argument, but recently, the topic was brought up in conversation and it stuck an interest within me. So in this essay I will throw my preconceived notions out the metaphorical window, and I will attempt an unbiased investigation to find out where my
Since the time of the first moon landing, America has launched more expeditions to the moon. However, today many people are questioning whether the moon was a hoax or if it was real. Some of the people that believe the moon landing was a hoax are actually scientists. Their scientific theories about why the moon landing was a fake include, the technology, radiation, and the atmosphere of the moon. As a result, the issue is a very controversial one and has attracted a lot of dispute of why the moon landing was a hoax.
What if the first moon landing by America was all a hoax? Three American Astronauts named Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. These men flew on the Apollo 11 and are famous for being the first men to step on the moon. One of the biggest conspiracy theories is that the whole 1969 Moon landing was all faked and filmed in a studio in Hollywood, California. The Moon landing in 1969 supposedly did not happen and there is documentation evidence, experts testimony, and physical evidence to prove that it did not happen.
The Apollo 11 mission of 1969 marks the biggest leap in technological advancements for humanity. Neil Armstrong is seen taking the first steps on the moon forever making his mark in humanity. However, theories surrounding the moon landing have come to light. Conspiracy theorists say NASA, the National Aeronautics Space Administration, have faked the Apollo 11 moon landing. Yet, present evidence can support the authenticity of the moon landing. Evidence such as photos, rock samples, technology, and computer monitoring support the moon landing. The moon landing of 1969 did happen.
In conclusion, one who reads this can clearly see that, by these terms, there is clear evidence that we did in fact walk on the moon. The exact evidence of the mineral makeup of Moon Rocks is convicting and practical evidence. Also, there is the common sense part. If the United States didn?t go to the moon, and produced fake moon rocks, Russian scientists would have a say about it, saying as though we went to the moon at the height of the cold war, and produced Moon Rocks that could be tested by any scientist.