Tuesday, December 8, 2015

THE MOON LANDING THAT DEFINITELY, PROBABLY, WELL, MAYBE HAPPENED by Colby Harbuck

 
 

            In 1969, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Or did they? A little known fact about the moon is the atmosphere is so thin that air is not dense enough to ever produce a gust of wind. But watch the moon landing video. Notice anything strange? The American flag is waving in the “wind”. NASA also hid from us a room with reports that camera men and actors had been moving in and out of late at night. Why would they do that to us? Was the government involved just to scare the Soviet Union? Could a corporation as large as NASA really pull off a stunt this large? Sure it is possible, but did it really happen?

            To pull off a stunt of this magnitude would have taken hundreds of people, all of who could
keep a perfect secret. But wait, would the entire NASA program have to know? All of the ‘information’ could be fed to them as if it was real. Fake problems could arise, real human vitals could be used, a real rocket could be launched, just not travel all the way to the moon, and a fake moon surface could be reproduced with very little effort. All they needed was a credible person for the American people to fall in love with, idolize, and believe.

            That man was Neil Armstrong. To the naked eye he was a veteran naval aviator with four years of service. He flew over 75 combat missions in one of America’s bloodiest wars—the Korean War (NASA). At that time, psychological issues due to post traumatic events in wars were greatly unknown to the public; later these issues were observed and much research was done on it. The results of those findings showed that only 5% of soldiers suffered from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) as a result of the Korean War. But, one thing is different about Neil than the average Korean pilot. The average Pilot only flew in 25-30 combat missions; Neil flew in 75. That data points to an 85% increase in PTSD, something that will aid in Neil Armstrong’s mental instability (PTSD in Military Veterans).

            So with the data suggesting that 90% of people who have been in Neil’s position have a significant issue with PTSD and mental instability, does that raise any red flags to you? We are going to send a man with a 90% chance of being mentally unstable to be the first man to walk on the moon?

            “No, any human with the least bit of intelligence would not do that,” says one expert on space exploration. (Fox) Many people believe that he was not sent to the moon, but instead a film crew made it seem like he was and he believed it. According to multiple sources Armstrong being in the mental state he could have been in would have been easy to trick into anything. It is very possible he never left planet earth, but believed 100% he stepped on the moon. That explains why his interviews were so realistic; He truly believed he went to the moon. Now maybe he really did go to the moon, but he is an excellent subject to be faked.

            So, maybe you believe Neil was in the 10% that did not suffer from PTSD and his mind was 100% clear. Maybe you believe that it was impossible that NASA took advantage of Neil and he was never part of it, but Neil’s psychological problems aren't the only piece on the board that was played.

            Have you ever seen a picture of the lunar module landing sight? Check out photo 1. At first glance, nothing seems to be out of place. There’s a large box with foil on it that to the normal human looks kinda strange. That thing flew through space! But then think about it, that spacecraft was
falling very fast. Now, in the pictures, it looks like the spacecraft landed ever so gently on the surface of the moon. That’s good actually, because an object plummeting towards the ground is never a good thing. So, NASA had to design something to slow down the spacecraft so nothing was damaged during the landing. Maybe a parachute slowed it down, a technique often used here on earth. But, that really would not have worked since the atmosphere is so thin on the moon’s surface. And NASA has publicly said that they did not use a parachute, instead they used a rocket booster to slow their decent. Fantastic idea, right? Well, yes… but have you watched a shuttle launch recently? There is a lot of thrust power coming out of those rockets. Now, go back to the moon landing pictures. All of that thrust from the rocket would have moved a lot of the sandy surface of the moon away from the landing site. But wait, the surface looks as if it hasn't been bothered in thousands of years. So, NASA claims that over 10,000 pounds of force from the rockets didn't disturb the ground at all (Tate).

            That is not the only strange thing going on in with pictures from the landing. Make it easy on yourself, take the same picture you examined for the lack of an impact crater and check out the light source, or should I say light sources. Not a big deal right? On earth, there is almost always more than one light source at night. You have the moon, light posts, a car’s headlights, and maybe even light from your phone. The peculiar thing about the moon pictures is there weren't any light posts, or car headlights, and especially no lights coming from a cell phone. This is 1969! No one had an iPhone in those days! So, what is producing the extra light? Vegas might be bright at night but I don't think its light radiates all the way to the moon… So, NASA has come up with a defense theory stating that the rough terrain managed to “warp” the light. That sounds more like a star trek event than a real life story. On earth, light isn't “warped” around a hill, so why would it do that on the moon? The more likely events that transpired would be that NASA staged these photos here on earth and the multiple light sources were from lights which were used in the stage.

            You don't believe that theory either? Well, examine photo 2. Once again, more evidence is left that all the photos from the moon landing were taken here on earth. Notice the small blur in the astronaut’s helmet? Maybe it was just a bird flying by, but wait. There are no birds on the moon. As a matter of fact, there are, as we know, no life on the moon. With that information, ask yourself what is that black blur floating in space. Something could be hanging from a building or post if this was taken on earth, but being taken on the moon there are no structures built for something to be hung from in the air. This picture makes it real simple. These photos were taken on earth. Picture 2 shows you what the blur actually is. It is a light. This theory backs up all of the other theories previously stated. This would explain why there are multiple light sources. It would also explain why there was no blast crater, because there was no blast.

            The final piece of evidence I will bring up is not really a theory, but an actual truth. At the time of this proposed moon landing, the U.S. and Russia were butting heads constantly with each other. They were in the middle of the space race and The United States refused to lose (Panin). President Kennedy had made a promise in 1961 to make it to the moon by the end of the decade. Now, the world would not have ended if they had failed, and President Kennedy’s promise was broken. Although there was not much to lose, there was much to gain. Most Americans have pride in their country. This pride is more than the average human. We want our country to be the best one with no one, especially Russia at that time, to be better than us. Getting to the moon before the Russians was not just for fun. It meant more to Americans. It was a sense of pride that we did something they could not do. We were better than them. So, maybe the government had something to do with this “moon landing.” Happy citizens are good citizens. This is something that has been done in the past. Governments have lied to its people to build their confidence in the country. Not only does it improve the moral of its own people, but other nations will respect the country more because it has done something no other country has the ability to do.

            So, was the moon landing really a fake? There sure is a lot of compiling evidence suggesting
that it was: The flag that waved in the wind— there is no wind on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong— There is a 90% chance that he is mentally unstable. There is no crater under the lunar module— But supposedly a rocket booster slowed the decent. The floating blur in space— That can’t be a bird…

            Unfortunately, for all of the conspiracy theorists out there, the moon landing was real. Even I was doubtful while doing research, but everything the theorists have come up with have explanations. The flag waved because the astronaut bumped the pole which caused the whole thing to vibrate. Neil Armstrong was part of the 10% who weren't mentally unstable. You can ask anyone who he spoke with and they will tell you that there is nothing wrong with the man or his brain. The lack or an impact crater? Well, that can be explained by telling you that NASA chose an area on the moon where the ground was solid, with no sandy surfaces. They didn't want any of that sand messing up the landing. The blur in the picture could be one of many things. First off, this picture was taken in 1969. There were no 20 megapixel cameras. There also could have been a smudge on the camera or on his helmet. And lastly, the hardest to explain, is the multiple light sources. Due to the lack of an atmosphere and the material of the ground on the moon, the hills actually do have the ability to bend light. They acted as a very dirty mirror or piece of metal. The light, basically, reflected off of the hills and bounced around in the craters to make those “multiple light sources.” Sorry conspiracy theorists, you've worked hard, but all your work has just been debunked.

            
Works Cited
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 Fox, Josh. "10 Reasons the Moon Landings Could Be a Hoax - Listverse." Listverse. 28 Dec. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <http://listverse.com/2012/12/28/10-reasons-the-moon-landings-could-be-a-hoax/>.

 Panin, Anton. "Mad Men's 60s in the US vs. RBTH's USSR." Mad Men's 60s in the US vs. RBTH's USSR. 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <http://rbth.com/multimedia/2012/03/26/mad_mens_60s_in_the_us_vs_rbths_ussr_15169>.

 Tate, Karl. "NASAu0027s Mighty Saturn V Moon Rocket Explained (Infographic) | Space.com." NASA's Mighty Saturn V Moon Rocket Explained (Infographic). Space.com, 9 Nov. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. http://www.space.com/18422-apollo-saturn-v-moon-rocket-nasa-infographic.html.

"PTSD in Military Veterans." : Symptoms, Treatment, and the Road to Recovery for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <http://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/ptsd-in-veterans.htm>.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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