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- No stars. Some conspiracy theorists reference the lack of stars in the pictures taken by the Apollo astronauts from the surface of the Moon. Media caption,
- The flapping flag. Another claim is that the famous US flag, which appears in photos of the moment, appears to be flapping in the wind. Doubters say there wouldn't be wind on the Moon as there is no air.
- It wasn't impossible. Some people don't believe in the space shuttle and the missions to the Moon because they think the journey itself was impossible because of something called the Van Allen belts.
- Moon rocks. Another piece of evidence for the landing is the fact that the astronauts came back with rocks from its surface. They returned with more than 842 pounds (382kg) of Moon rocks, which have been shared and studied by scientists in many countries for decades.
Instead, far from calling the landings a hoax, the third edition (1970–1979) of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (which was translated into English between 1974 and 1983 by Macmillan Publishers, and was later made available online by TheFreeDictionary.com [23]) contained many articles reporting the landings as factual, such as its article on Neil Armstrong. [24]
- Footprint Matches Lunar Overshoes
- Our Rating: False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
When Armstrong and Aldrin stepped out onto the moon’s surface, they wore lunar overshoes– sometimes called “moon boots” – over their pressure boots. The pressure boots had a smooth sole, and the overshoes had a tread. Cathleen Lewis, a space history curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., told USA TODAY that fo...
We rate FALSE the claim that a mismatch between a space boot and the moon footprint proves the moon landing was fake. The conspiracy theory overlooks the fact that astronauts wore lunar overshoes over their boots. Those overshoes were treaded, while the astronauts’ boots were not. After completing the moonwalk, Armstrong and Aldrin left the lunar o...
NASA, accessed Sept. 17, July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For MankindNASA, accessed Sept. 17, Apollo 11– First Footprint on the Moon 07.08.04AFP Fact Check, March 2, False ‘boot print’ comparison shared in Facebook posts about Neil Armstrong’s Moon landingPolitFact, May 7, 2019, No, these photos of Neil Armstrong’s space boots and a footprint don’t disprove the moon landing- Becky Little
- The moon landing is fake because the American flag looks like it is flapping in the wind. Buzz Aldrin with the American flag on the moon in 1969. If you look at the American flag in still pictures from the Apollo 11 mission, it appears to be flapping in the wind.
- The moon landing is fake because you can’t see the stars. Aldrin during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) where you can see the Passive Seismic Experiment Package, the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector and the Lunar Module "Eagle".
- The moon landing is fake because the shadows aren’t right. Aldrin pictured with the Lunar Module "Eagle." In images from the moon landing, it is possible to see certain objects even though they are in shadow.
- The moon landing is fake because you can’t see Armstrong’s camera. Neil Armstrong took this photograph of Aldrin with a 70mm lunar surface camera. In one of the pictures from the moon landing, you can see Armstrong clearly reflected in Aldrin’s visor.
Jul 20, 2009 · Decades after U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 moon landing was an elaborate hoax. Examine the ...
Jan 7, 2019 · How. First Man. Faked the Moon Landing. By Abraham Josephine Riesman and Kalyn Corrigan. Photo: Universal Pictures and DreamWork. It took nearly 50 years, but we finally have proof that you can ...
Jul 21, 2024 · Updated July 22, 2024. Theorists who believe the Moon landing was staged point to uneven shadows, the lack of stars in photos, and the famous picture of a waving flag as proof. NASA In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first people to set foot on the Moon — or was it just a sound stage? “That’s one small step for ...
