I have always been taught that we went to the moon. I have been told by someone that we never really went their. It was just a hoax to make us look more powerful. Seems silly to me. I would like your viewpoint on it. Also, have we traveld to the moon more than once?
2006-07-05 02:56:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
No, we never went to the moon.
In fact, you'd be surprised by how many hoaxes out there are widely believed by most people. For example, did you know there is no such continent as Australia?
I mean, really, the supposed animals that live there aren't realistic looking at all. "Kangaroos"? You might as well believe in unicorns as kangaroos, but many people believe they exist.
The "Australians" you see on tv are mostly just people from England who are doing a silly accent.
True fact!
2006-07-05 02:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Although my wife's father performed fuel calculations for the original Apollo landing, I'll spare you that speech. Instead, I will encourage you to watch two programs. The first show is called Conspiracy Moon Landing that it currently showing on the National Geographic Channel and it pretty much obliterates all of the popular conspiracy theories.
I would also encourage you to watch a movie called Capricorn One. Made it 1978, it is a fictional story about a fake mission to Mars. Although it is a science fiction story, it is a good example of how utterly impossible it would be to fake a moon landing for any length of time.
12 men walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972 and we have neither the resources nor the technology to pull off that big of a hoax for so long. Hundreds of thousands of people have worked on the space program. It would be far easier to put someone on the moon than to try and fake it and keep it secret for nearly 40 years.
The landings came at a time when our space program was ultra competitive with the former Soviet Union. Remember how big of a deal it was when Sputnik was put into orbit? They had the technology to monitor our moon shots and transmissions. Don't you think they would have called us out if they had evidence that it was all fake?
Perhaps the most definitive proof of our trip to the moon is what we left behind. For the last 35+ years, scientists have been beaming lasers to the moon and measuring the return times. How are they doing this? The beams are reflected back by equipment left on the moon on at 3 different locations.
Case closed.
2006-07-06 11:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we have been to the moon! There are people who believe that it was a hoax, but the usual "proof" that they give is not valid. For example, I've heard people say that you can't see stars in any of the footage. Well, the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, and so you wouldn't be able to see any stars! If anyone tries to tell you it was a hoax (of if FOX replays that show it did 6 or 7 years ago), then don't believe it.
2006-07-05 03:02:07 · answer #3 · answered by q2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a hoax - we went there 6 times.
2006-07-05 03:00:43 · answer #4 · answered by oracleguru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have been to the moon on a number of appollo missions the first man there was Neil Armstrong, if youve ever seen the movie appollo 13 it is based on a true trip to the moon.
2006-07-05 03:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by bigdaddydon62 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a theory going around that it has all been faked and it was just a home-video or some junk like that but i have no clue either...im there with you! Let me know if you get some good answers
2006-07-05 03:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by boricuachica621 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel that the entire space program is a hoax and that we never set foot up there, there is nothing I can say that will convince you of it.
2006-07-05 02:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We HAVE been to the moon, dont listen to hoaxsters, we have been about 3 times, so has russia
2006-07-05 03:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by Darthritus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you think? I think that we went there, but I guess I'll never really know for sure unless I go up there myself and see that flag that they planted.
2006-07-05 03:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-06 04:05:24 · answer #10 · answered by Skippy H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋