Why did we fake the first moon landing?

Question

I know why im just interested in seeing answers.

Ok everybody who doesnt believe it was fake, No.1 Look at the footage. The flag is blowing, ******* there is no wind in space. No.2 Look at the footage more closeley and see that there are shadows in different directions, meaning that there were multiple light sources, and we all know that in space the sun is the only light source. No.3 WE NEVER LEFT THE GROUND AND NEVER LANDED.

Plus anybody ever hear of area 51? there are "hangers" there what do hangers look like? anybody? Movie sets. Satelite photos have even show some "things"

Answer 1

because NASA had to keep up with the Russians....

Answer 2

The flag only moves when the astronauts are SHAKING the pole. There is no footage showing it blowing or even moving if no astronaut is touching it.

The first source is a QuickTime video of the Apollo 17 astronauts setting up the flag. In it, the astronauts SAY it waves when you do that, where THAT is shake the pole. And sure enough, the flag moves. But only an idiot would say it is blowing in the wind after watching that video.

The second source is a video of one astronaut running back to the LM with the flag in the background. The flag is not moving. Also, the odd movements show the 1/6 gravity and the long distance covered in his run would not fit in any studio. And the way the dust he kicks up just falls back without billowing up in a cloud is only possible in a vacuum.

And more than one light source would make all objects have more than one shadow. A single light source on uneven ground make single shadows that point in different directions.

Answer 3

Why are people faking with such ludicrous conspiracy theories?

The first moon landing was NOT FAKE.

NOT FAKE, get it?

NOT FAKE. IT WAS REAL !!

The flag is not weaving in the wind, it is WRINKLED. Further, if it was filmed INDOORS like some people claim, then there is no wind indoor either, is there? (And it would not have been filmed outdoors either, as there would have been bugs and birds flying around... consider that.)

The LEM was covered with HIGHLY REFLECTIVE aluminium foils, that easily reflect light in alternate directions, and the TV camera used had a lot of saturation artifact (ghosting).

As to your #3, there is one thing that should be remembered: the Russians had the motivation and the capability to prove it was fake if it was, as it would have allowed them to go there and be first for REAL while humiliating the USA (and this being the cold war, they would have LOVED to do it).
The Russian never claimed that it was fake, and they are a lot smarter that the average idiot who believes this fake moon landing garbage. Why didn't they claim it was fake? Because they KNEW it was REAL. Get it?

Now, get a life, and stop believing or even reading this kind of garbage some people put on the Internet.

Answer 4

The flag isn't flapping, it's shaking. Things can shake without being hit by wind. If this was on a sound stage, as you claim, where is the wind come from? And why isn't any dust kicked up by the wind?
As for the shadows, where are these pictures you refer to? Since the surface of the moon has little hills and other contours, the lengths of shadow will be different. Thats what happens when a 2D feature is viewed on a 3D surface. (Watch the shadows of an airplane as it tracks across a hill. It appears to change speed, but that's because the ground is at different angles.)
Lastly, plenty of people saw the rocket lift off. It was on TV. How does this factor into your conspiracy?

Answer 5

Wow. Your scientific and logical prowess astounds me.

And we wonder why America is so far behind the rest of the civilized world in education.

BTW, the use of expletives serves to weaken your argument considerably, and the fact that you belive this nonsense even goes to further damage your credibility. The only people that believe the Moon landings were a hoax are gullible, undereducated, and ridiculously unimaginative people.

I, myself, do believe they landed on the Moon. Of course, I also have a degree in aerospace engineering, and I actually understand what it took to reach the Moon. Did I mention I also work on the Shuttle and Ares propulsion systems?

Ares is NASA's new rocket system that will bring us BACK to the Moon. The funny thing is is that you conspiracy theorists will continue on with this garbage, even after we get HD photos and video from the surface of the Moon.

I don't even want to try to convince you that the landings happened, because a) you won't listen and b) you aren't smart enough to understand the actual evidence.

To quote someone much smarter than me, and unfathomably smarter than you:

"Great spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein

Answer 6

1) Someone was fidling with the flag every time you saw it move.

2) Multiple light sources give multiple shadows. All you saw were skewed shadows, and those are made on uneven ground.

3) You obviously won't believe what we tell you because you're irrational and paranoid. So why even bother posting?

Answer 7

It wasn't fake. My cousin and his bride went there on their honeymoon and said they actually saw the astronauts foot prints!
Get real, man. If it was a fake, why did the government risk being found out by going back again, and again, and again, and again. Not to mention Apollo 13! I suppose those great images from Hubble are just nice paintings. and all the pictures from all the other planets and there moons are made
up. And f.y.i.,those neat little pocket calculators that hit the market shortly after the Apollo program? guess where THAT technology came from? And what about all the UN MANED Mar's landings? Do you think there fake too?

Answer 8

Actually if you see the whole footage, the flag stays still after it is planted on the ground. Perfectly standing as if frozen, proving it was done somewhere where there is no gravity or wind.

Answer 9

why will the flag move if it was filmed in a closed set? and i think that i saw that same conspiracy TV show... if Kubrick filmed that, he will think about the lights, watch superman and u will know what i mean... the people that made up the conspiracy of the moon hoax it's the same people who said that the Apollo missions saw UFOs and that the NASA cover it up!... the think is that we ha vent fund a good reason to expend billions to go back...

Answer 10

this is a conspiracy theory. theorists say we did it because we were so far behind in the 'space race' we neded a morale boost in america. is it possible that it was faked? sure... i personally do not belive it was. my dad was on the navy ship that picked up the astronauts and some things are impossible to 'fake'. i have seen de-classified photos and documentation and have held moon rocks. believe what you will. :-) good luck in your survey.

Answer 11

We believe in conspiracy theories because it give us an endorphin boost from th idea that only we the few know "the TRUTH". Those idea are very appealing because of the sence of superiority you get from thinking only a special few really get what's really going on.

The truth is, one out of 25 conspiracy theories probably is true. But the rest of them are just an appealing bag of bull sh-t. Its you choice. Rejoin the human race. Trun your back on stupidity!