On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon: or perhaps not. That is what some people think. They believe the "Moon Landings" were faked, in order to cheat the public out of billions of dollars and so that we could win the space race against the Soviet Union. According to conspiracy theorists, the scientists at N.A.S.A. realized during the Apollo missions that either is was technically impossible to reach the Moon ir that it cost too much. So, the government built a secret movie studio somewhere in the southwest and used special effects to pretend that the astronauts had landed on the Moon. Then, the "historic event" was sent through television to the entire world who, for the most part, believed it.
But if the moon landing was a hoax, thousands of people were involved. The conspiracy theorists say that the witnesses must have been disposed of. The people who believe the moon landing really happened say that it is just common sense that so many people couldn 't have been in on such a complex plan, therefore the moon landing had to have happened.
Another argument is that photos the astronauts "took"
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Another counter-argument against the hoax theory is the practicality of continuing the make believing for the rest of the Apollo missions. Conspiracy theorists claim that the reason the American government and N.A.S.A faked it was to swindle the American public out of billions of dollars. But how much more would it cost to bribe the people involved so they would keep quite and to pay for the thousands of exhibits and museums dedicated to the moon landings?
It was said on a 2001 Fox TV Network program called, "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?" that 20 percent of Americans doubt that we landed on the moon. But a Gallup company poll conducted in 1999 showed more like 6 percent was the truer number. Still, that adds up to millions of Americans doubting the landing on the Moon. I personally believe that we landed on the Moon.. What about
By the time millions of Americans were tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong take his first step on the moon, millions of dollars and scientists had been invested into the mission for a decade. The challenge given by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 began NASA´s preparation for landing on the moon in order to answer the questions concerning what we could find in space and in order to beat the Soviet Union in the Space Race. Firstly, unmanned Apollo Missions were sent into space in order to test the structure of the launch vehicles. On January 27, 1967, efforts were momentarily thwarted when a fire broke out at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and 3 astronauts were killed. It wasn´t until 1968 that the first manned space mission orbited earth.
3,2,1 blast off; or lights, camera , action. In 1976 Bill Kaysing defied what NASA was showing on the first apollo moon landing. Bill started what is called the“moon hoax conspiracy” Mr. Kaysing claims that America never landed on the moon and it was all a scheme. Phil Plait says that they actually did land in the moon and that bill is being dishonest. The controversy is getting tense on this conspiracy.
The lunar effect has been a controversy for millions of years. In fact, " no celestial object has inspired more myth and legend than the full moon"(Newton). This shows why the lunar effect has been very controversial. Some reasons that cause the controversy of the lunar effect are the over-reliance of anecdotes instead of scientific evidence, as well as the exaggeration of the media, and the general publics inability to define the lunar effect. All of these reasons cause the controversy of the lunar effect to exist.
It was a great day for America as we won the “Space Race” and got safely to the moon, but not everyone was happy. In this essay, I will be talking about why some conspiracy theorists think that the historical moon landing of 1969 was staged and why I still believe that it was in fact, real. To begin, I will be showing you some evidence theorists use to support their claim of the landing being fake. The first is that when
On July 20th, 1969, the Apollo 11 with astronaut Neil Armstrong and his crew, guided by thousands of NASA technicians, supposedly landed on the surface of the moon. It was certainly one of the most extraordinary events accomplished by mankind up to that date. Neil Armstrong’s first words upon stepping on the moon surface will always be remembered “ A small step for mankind, a giant leap for humanity”. Ever since then, this achievement has been a matter of discussion by several groups that either believed or disbelieved this.
These pictures can prove that the U.S. did land on the moon. Tracks from different objects stay on the moon, therefore NASA could easily take pictures today and confirm the moon landing was real. 400,000 people worked at NASA for a decade just to build the rocket that would carry Neil Armstrong to the moon. Do you think all 400,000 people would be able to keep a big of a secret as the U.S. lying about the moon landing? That would be an enormous risk to the U.S. to trust all of the people working at NASA.
On the other hand, there are some conspiracy theories that are ridiculous, like the fact that every
Viewers and readers became aware of the effect that the moon landing
The Conspiracy The U.S. Government faking the Apollo 11 landing is one of the more popular “hoaxes” out there. Sure, people think Bigfoot exists, the Loch Ness Monster is chilling in Great Britain, and chemtrails (the exhaust trails behind jet engines) are actually deliberately sprayed to poison the general public. The History Channel even has an entire series dedicated to proving the existence of Ancient Aliens (some episodes are quite convincing - I recommend the episode on the Mayan civilization). However, none of these have gained the traction or popularity that the Moon Landing Hoax has.
Flat earth theory supporters often use video footage and images to support their claims; however, many of their arguments are based on a misunderstanding of how the Earth's curvature and gravity work. Critique of the Flat Earth Conspiracy Theory: Despite the passionate arguments put forth by the flat earth conspiracy theorists, their claims can be easily debunked using scientific evidence. The claims that gravity is a myth, and that the Earth's horizon is always flat, are based on a misunderstanding of physics and simple observations. In fact, scientists have been studying the Earth's shape for centuries, and modern technology, including satellite imaging and GPS, has given us an even better understanding of the Earth's curvature.
The army found a UFO crash and on a mountain but they got rid of it, so people wouldn't find it and put it on the news. Lots of people have seen and taken pictures and put it on line and make stories about them so people can see them. My first fact is, NASA found tons of alien activity in space on one of the planets. My reason and evidence is a man named Scott found a UFO flying in the air.
The various Apollo missions were very important to our knowledge of the moon and the rest of the universe that surrounds us. There was a lot of motivation that led to discovering more about the moon such as: creating the technology to help meet national interests in space, achieving superiority in space for the US, carrying out scientific exploration of the Moon, continuing to build the capability to work in lunar environments, and most obviously landing on the moon and then successfully returning back to Earth. Their questions are almost a reflection of their goals. They wanted all that to happen and at the same time those who worked for NASA wanted to know more about the Moon and its properties. The significance of these missions were
According to the CIA, an extraordinary 95 percent of all Americans have either heard or read something about UFO’s, and 57 percent believe they are real. UFO’s are not a rare thing in today’s society and have been said to have occurred to approximately three-million Americans. Scientists have been asking the question of extraterrestrial life for decades. From the famous Roswell UFO in 1947 until December 17 1969, The US Air Force actively investigated reports and sights of UFOs, under a program called Project Blue Book. This program investigated 12,618 UFO sightings and 701 of those cases still remain unidentified.
Others may believe in conspiracy theories because they want to make sense of complex events, or because they feel that the government is hiding something from them. Some people may believe in conspiracy theories because they feel that the mainstream media is not reporting the truth, and conspiracy theories offer an alternative explanation for
Despite the discovery of its location, some people still do not believe