Nasa could end all the moon conspiracy claims tomorrow by using the hubble space telescope above to take pictures of the equipment left behind. Yes, thats always a very funny one to hear people talk about. Known collectively as the great moon hoax, the articles were supposedly reprinted from the edin burgh journal of science. Its an iconic image for the citizens of the united states of america. Only, there is no breeze on the moon, meaning there is no air in the moons atmosphere, and hence, there is no wind whatsoever.
The apollo hoax has been explained in different ways. A history of apollo lunar exploration missions lunar and. The moon dirt appears to be a mix of powder, sand, and rocks of every size. Apollo zero a public domain film on the moon landing hoax. Edgar allen poe wrote a story in the southern literary messenger, told as if true. Rational wiki comprehensive, lots of links to other sites.
In addition to surface reflection, light from the earth in the sky above the moon is 68 times brighter than a full moon seen from the earth. Those apollo hoax myths debunked science the guardian. Launius says that polls tend to put the figure at between 4% and 5%. Despite overwhelming evidence, there are still some people who give credence to the hoaxmongers.
Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the apollo program and the associated moon landings were hoaxes staged by nasa, possibly with the aid of other organizations. The sun continued operation until 1950, when it merged with the new york worldtelegram. Aug 21, 2019 the great moon hoax is published in the new york sun. To understand why, we can look at what the apollo program represented. A new new york sun newspaper was founded in 2002, but it had no relation to the original. Most of them skew liberal, according to the survey data. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading moon hoax hoax trilogy book 1. Case study report apollo project us european commission. While this was literally a huge step for mankind, many people then and some today believe that the landing. The show claims that 20% of americans have doubts that we went to the moon. However, let us look at a few of these so that readers can determine whether there is merit in using the moon hoax theory as a teaching aid. Wikipedia he continued to explain his theory about apollo 10.
The apollo lunar module would have had to pass through this large zone of lethal radiation in order to travel to the moon, which, according to the critics this would almost certainly have killed the astronauts. The moon landing hoax mafia rackets conspiracies moon luminary nasa moon landings all faked vid science proves that nasa faked the moon landings wagging the moondoggie. A 1999 gallup poll showed it was more like 6%, a number which agrees with a poll taken in 1995 by timecnn. A new new york sun newspaper was founded in 2002, but it has no relation to the original. I remember when i first heard of you and we spoke on the telephone for the first time about 10 years ago, i was a little concerned that you called yourself the grandson of the moon landing hoax, fearing that some might take that you were directly related to bill kaysing, and if they found out that you. Neil armstrong, first man on the moon july 20th, 1994 it has now been forty years since the fabled moon landings by nasa and the apollo. Great astronomical discoveries lately made by sir john herschel, l. The meeting took place as part of the cotswold towns annual festival of science. Kaysing selfpublished we never went to the moon in 1974 and on february 15, 2001, fox aired conspiracy theory. And the truth is, americans love conspiracy theories.
The moon is an alien place and people who raise these questions simply arent in. Man on the moon a colossal hoax that cost billions of dollars. A 1999 gallup poll found that only 6 percent of americans doubted the apollo 11 moon landing happened. Missions like the lunar reconnaissance orbiter, which have taken pictures of the apollo landing sites while orbiting 30 miles above the rugged lunar terrain, make it much harder to remain a doubter. The goal of the website is to use factual information to counter the claims that the apollo moon landings were faked. Footage of nasa lunar buggy edited as moon landing fake, theory claims nasas own footage of the apollo 16 lunar mission could.
Those hoax myths debunked view a gallery of our top 10 apollo hoax claims here. The fake space programmes, and the flat earth proves china, usa and. Apollo and the moonlanding hoax human world earthsky. Moon hoax conspiracy theorists say a desperate us president john f kennedy, who wanted to beat the russians in the space race to the moon, ordered the production of a. A small cherry picked jump from a corrupt businessman trying to. Excellent analysis of the moon hoax meme in todays guardian. Before we get into the issue of the apollo moon landings, i would like to finally show evidence of nasa airbrushing out anomalies on the moons. Numerous original sound recordings of the astronauts and many others involved in the apollo moonlandings were used to analyse the reversed speech communications. After taking that first look, back in 2000, i was pretty well. I have omitted a lengthy appendix on a geological, geographical, and scientific description of the moon. The 1972 apollo mission was, of course, not the first manned mission to make it to the moonthat honor belongs to apollo 11, with neil armstrong and buzz aldrin, who took the first steps on the. Moon landing conspiracy theories are as old as the apollo.
Here is 100% proof that hoax film makers manipulate the footage to give a false impression. Stars there were hundreds of photographs supposedly taken on. Leading up to the great moon hoax was another story published in june, 1835. Some conspiracy theorists believe the skylab space station is also a hoax. So one very popular conspiracy theory is the moon hoax. The world was captivated on july 20,1969, when hundreds of millions watched.
Debunking the apollo moon landings hoax collectspace. Apollo moon landing hoax conspiracy theorists like bill kaysing and ralph rene claim that the apollo moon landings were a hoax. Established in 2001, is the collaborative effort of a group of people with expertise in areas such as engineering, space sciences, and photography. In turn, the moon hoax buster could become a basis for future mini probes going to various asteroids and even to mars.
But as the 21st century brought a rise in internet use and a different standard of truth. On july 20, 1969, two astronauts walked on the lunar surface for the first time, part of the threeman american crew of the historic apollo 11 mission. Belief, legend, and the great moon hoax folklife today. Man on the moona colossal hoax that cost billions of. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. On 5th june 2003 the cosmic conspiracies team attended a debate about the apollo moon hoax theory held at the cheltenham town hall. Nasa could end all the moon conspiracy claims tomorrow by using the hubble space telescope above to. The wildest moon landing conspiracy theories, debunked. At the time of each apollo mission launch, nasa prepared a set of printed as flown stowage lists to document what items were to be stored on.
Oct 18, 2007 and a race to land a man on the moon between the soviets and the united states. The great moon hoax is published in the new york sun. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title moon hoax. Apollo moon landing hoax accusations wikipedia, the free. Aug 22, 2018 on the anniversary of the great moon hoax, learn how a new york newspaper convinced many of its readers that unicorns and winged batmen had been found on the lunar surface. A russians plan to prove americans landed on the moon. The moon landing conspiracy theories also known as moon landing hoax or apollo hoax are the beliefs that men did not land on the moon in 19691972 during the apollo program and that nasa faked the information. The moon has its share of conspiracy, including people who think nasa faked the apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 70s. They saw this one program on fox which had five or six points which look so impressive, you know, when youve got the guy from star trek presenting them, and then now they believe it to be complete truth. This world is lost and confused and one of the things that is causing this is the absolute lie that humans have ever or will ever walk on the moon. Moon rock, which i and many others found quite amusing, and which also reminded me that i had a lot of other bits and pieces of information concerning the apollo project that i had collected over the nine years that have passed since i first wrote about the alleged moon landings. Man on the moon a colossal hoax that cost billions of.
Fake apollo moon landing photo claims to show proof the. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis. Thusly, anything beyond earth orbit, even half way to the moon as demonstrated in a funny thing, was falsified. Apollo moon landing hoax, a journey to uncover the truth behind the historic moon landings. Man on the moona colossal hoax that cost billions of dollars. New video has conclusive proof the moon landing was. Oct 21, 2017 the moon hoax was concocted by richard adams locke, the editor of the sun, and today it reads not just as a parody of science and faith or a prank on a gullible public but also, somehow, as a. The apollo moon landing hoax accusations are a set of allegations that some or all elements of the apollo moon landings were faked by nasa and possibly members of other involved organizations. Comment on apollo moon landing hoax scientific evidence april 16th, 2012 at 04. Then, on may 23, 2007, italian ufologist luca scantanburlo interviewed a man who identified himself as william rutledge, a retired american astronaut living in. The manhattan project, the apollo program, and federal. The moon city in the videos is a composite of nasa photos and the artwork of bruce pennington. Historic and rare video footage of nasas apollo 11 mission. In july of 1969, astronauts neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins landed on the moon along with their rocket apollo 11.
Wagging the moondoggie by david mcgowan oct 2009 feb 2010 contents part i 2 part ii 10. The gallup site has been rearranged, and though i can no longer find this quotation, it still jibes with what is on the. The apollo 11 moon landing on july 20, 1969 was one of the most astonishing achievements in human history. The great moon hoax was simply a sign of its time scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic talesand a new smithsonian. Footage of nasa lunar buggy edited as moon landing fake, theory claims nasas own footage of the apollo 16 lunar mission could prove the moon landings were hoaxed, it has been. Hoax theory debunker phil plait says in his book bad astronomy, that the soviets with their own competing moon program, an extensive intelligence network and a formidable scientific community able to analyze nasa data would have cried foul if the united states tried to fake a moon landing, especially since their own program had failed. People were generally amused by the whole thing, and sales of the paper didnt suffer.
In the end, it looks like stanley kubrick faked the moon landings in return for two things. The moon hoax was concocted by richard adams locke, the editor of the sun, and today it reads not just as a parody of science and faith or a prank on a gullible public but also, somehow, as a. Various groups and individuals have made claims since. The apollo moon landing was a hoax the psychology of. A particular bugbear in the fox news documentary was a poll claiming that 20% of americans believed the moon landing was faked.
In july of 1969, the united states had won the space race and neil armstrong took that one long leap for mankind. Another measure of the commitment is their relative shares of the nations gross domestic product gdp during the peak years of funding. Jul 20, 2018 a 1999 gallup poll found that only 6 percent of americans doubted the apollo 11 moon landing happened. The reality is, the internet has made it possible for people to say whatever the hell they like to a broader number of people than ever before, sighs roger launius, a former chief historian of nasa. The conspiracy theory in question which, of course, fox is quick to dismiss early on in the piece involves a youtube video that allegedly proves nasas 1972 mission to the moon is. A number of groups and individuals have advanced alternate historical narratives which tend, to varying degrees, to include the following common elements. The apollo moon hoax at the cheltenham festival of science. Moon hoax this is getting hard to not scream at the top of my lungs. Yet in this photograph from apollo 14, the shadows are cast in different directions suggesting. A german lunar xprize team has announced its intentions to send two mobile probes to the moon to inspect the lunar rover left behind by the apollo 17 mission. That day, an estimated 530 million tv viewers watched u. The theory is popular in some sectors, and recent surveys indicate that at least six percent of americans believe the moon landing never happened.
It is commonly believed that man will fly directly from the earth to the moon, but to do this, we would require a vehicle of such gigantic proportions that it would prove an economic impossibility. A 1999 poll found that 11 percent of the american public doubted the moon. Moon landing sceptics often cite the van allen radiation belts as a reason why nasa must have faked the moon landings. The great moon hoax solar system exploration research.
I just wanted to compliment you on the good work you have done on the moon landing hoax. It wasn t possible experts verdict on lunar landings fifty years after neil armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon the debate rages on over whether it actually. Moon landing conspiracy theories simple english wikipedia. In the future a faq will be created to make it easy to find responses to the most common hoax theory claims. Moon hoax theory as this is beyond the scope and purpose of this article. From supplement to the edinburgh journal of science in this unusual addition to our journal, we have the happiness of making known to the british publick, and thence to the whole civilized world, recent discoveries in astronomy which. Notice that there are no crisp footprints in any surveyor craft photos. On the moon, the astronauts only source of light was the sun. Although many believe man first reached the moon in july, 1969, we have information from a very reliable source, the sanskrit vedic scriptures, that the astronauts never actually went to the moon. On 15 february and 19 march 2001 the fox tv network aired a. The moon dirt in all surveyor photos appears to resemble mars dirt. I have the advantage of having lived through the moon missions and some of my peers, as a child, had parents and family friends working on apollo, my own dad a major player in a minor role. Planning for manned space flights to follow the lunar landing began in 1963 with studies on how the apollo space.
Bad astronomy the original hoaxdebunker pages, courtesy of phil plait. One line of reasoning has it that speths confession is itself a hoax, simply an attempt at damage limitation or misinformation from nasa. In april 2007, videos began appearing on youtube under the username retiredafb telling the extraordinary story of apollo 20, a secret lunar mission that definitively proved the existence of intelligent, alien life on the moon. This is one of the most obvious stuff ups in the staged moon landing hoax. The apollo hoax, also known as the moonlanding hoax, is a theory that claims men did not land on the moon in 1969. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19. The words spoken by apollo commander jim lovell were main b bus undervolt, which referred to a short circuit in the process for mixing the oxygen tanks in the service module, which caused the explosion which crippled the spacecraft. Apollo moon hoax videos for those of you who know the moon landings were faked, i apologize for the current onetrack focus, but theres too much willful ignorance on this matter and i want to compile a good moon landing hoax section so people can see all the overwhelming evidence in one place. Nasa apollo moon missions really did land 12 astronauts on the lunar surface in the 1960s and 1970s, but that hasnt stopped conspiracy theories from flying. May, 2015 astronaut puffs on a cigar in the nevada fake moon bay on the real moon there is no smoking. In 1961 two techniques, direct ascent and earthorbit rendezvous were being considering for achieving a manned lunar landing. The apollo moon landing hoax is a myth perpetrated by many people and organizations, including bill kaysing and the fox tv network. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Apollo 17 moon hoax film makers are corrupt youtube. The great moon hoax on august 25, 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appeared in the new york sun newspaper. Fox news should shut the hell up about nasa faking the moon. The history of moon landing conspiracy theories dates back to 1969, when two men traveled to the moon for the first time as part of the apollo 11 mission. Here are some links that may confound them a little bit they open in a new tab. An investigation into apollo and the aulis web site are excellent sources of information on the doubtful authenticity of the historical records presented to the public of the apollo moon missions.
The text below comes from an 1859 reprinting the moon hoax stories. However, to say that 6day biblical creation, also known as young earth creation, has any correspondence to the moonlandinghoax theory, by any measure is beyond all reason. The great moon hoax of 1835 4 april 2011, by nancy atkinson a lithograph published in the new york sun newspaper in 1835 showing life on the moon. The most notable claim is that the six crewed landings 19691972 were faked and that twelve apollo astronauts did not actually walk on the moon. Roger launius, curator in the national air and space museums space history division and alleged conspirator, discusses the belief by some that the moon landings never actually happened.
A race fueled by a pledge from jfk to land a man on the moon by the turn of the decade. Dec 07, 2017 moon hoax conspiracy theorists say a desperate us president john f kennedy, who wanted to beat the russians in the space race to the moon, ordered the production of a series of films in topsecret. There are great ideas, undiscovered breakthroughs available, to those who can remove one of truth. The great moon hoax, a series of six hoax articles published in new york sun in 1835 the moon landing conspiracy theories disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. It described the return of an explorer to his native holland with stories of life and adventures on the moon. Moon hoax hoax trilogy book 1 kindle edition by gillebaard, paul.
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