Earths Satelite

On 16 July 1969, as half a million people gathered near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Their attention was focused on three brave astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Who lay strapped on to the Apollo 11 spacecraft bolted atop a Saturn V launch vehicle. Then at 9:32 A.M., the Apollo 11 crew fired the 200,000 pound thrust Saturn rocket to escape the earth's gravitational field. Early Saturday afternoon they reported, "Houston, tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed." Six and one-half hours later, after donning a protective suit and life-sustaining backpack, Armstrong climbed down and set foot on the lunar surface, saying, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." 39 years after The United States first landed on the moon many skeptics and true believers alike have dedicated thousands of research hours going over the countless moon landing pictures, videos and artifacts brought back from the numerous Apollo missions, in order to prove if indeed the United States government landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin on the moon or if in fact it was just recorded on a Hollywood special effects stage paid for by millions of tax payers’ dollars.

The Apollo One accident at pad 34 where three men had lost their lives, leaves many to wonder if in fact, did they have to die? But also leaves many unanswered question as to why did they die? After years of investigation into the findings of the 90th Congress, skeptics believe that the AS-204 crews were not simply victims of neglect they were executed. Due to Gus Grissom's hanging of the lemon on the test capsule and his calling of a press conference to address grievances against NASA possibly made him a target, as the path he was on would surely lead to the public exposure of the manned moon landing hoax.

Although the ignition source of the fire was never determined, the astronauts' deaths were attributed to a wide range of lethal design hazards that plagued the early Apollo command module. Among these were its use of a highly pressurized 100% oxygen atmosphere, wiring, plumbing flaws and flammable materials in the cockpit, Also a hatch that might not open at all in an emergency.

One of the major anomalies that appear on the Moon landing photos where the way in which shadows seem to be cast in totally different directions, even when the objects making the shadows are a mere few feet apart. How can one astronaut cast a shadow several feet taller than his fellow astronaut who is only standing just a few feet away from him?

This argument about this moon landing hoax comes from believers that feel the sun is the only source of light in the universe. When you think of the moon, you must consider the sun is not the only light source on the moon and that the lunar surface reflects its own light which illuminates all things on the surface. Therefore there is no credibility in the theory of a moon landing hoax.

Another part of the moon landing hoax theory deals with the American flag being planted on the moon. The pictures that where sent back had shown the flag fluttering, as if it was blowing in the wind back on earth. Some believers in the moon landing hoax feel that this was proof that this picture had been taken on earth and not the result of the picture being taken from moon.

NASA designed a telescoping horizontal support that would hinge to the top of the pole for support of the flag when it was planted on the moon. The flag itself was a commercially available nylon flag. A hem was sewn into the top edge into which the horizontal crossbar could be slid. The astronaut deployed the flag by driving the steel-tipped aluminum pole into the surface, then raising the crossbar on its hinge until it locked into the horizontal position. They could then extend the telescoping segment of the crossbar to support the entire width of the flag. The flag was held outstretched by the crossbar through the top hem. The inner bottom corner was fastened to the pole.