INVESTIGATING THE CLAIM OF NEIL ARMSTRONG AND

BUZZ ALDRIN

By Jennifer G.

What the World Thinks

A 1999 poll said that… 89% of the US believed it actually

happened6% thought it was a lie5% were undecided

Evidence Supporting a Real Landing

Why would the US fake such a big deal? Wouldn’t they figure that someone would find

the truth eventually? How did the astronauts not burn on the

moon?The spacesuits can radiate heat, and they have

a cooling system in them. How did the astronauts make footprints, but

the Lunar Module didn’t?Since the moon’s gravity is 1/6 the Earth’s, the

Lunar Module didn’t weigh as much as it did here.

Evidence Supporting A Hoax Landing

During an interview with Stanley Kubrick’s wife, she explained that Stanley and other Hollywood producers were hired to help the US win the space race

There are two of the same backgrounds in different pictures that NASA said were taken two miles away from each other

There were no recorded plans for a return trip

Reasons the USA Would Fake Motives were…

Take away attention from the Vietnam War

Wanted to win the space raceMoney purposes

They raised lots of money to go to the moon, and could've used it to pay off debts

Risk of failed landing

Questions Proved~ Moving Flag People who think it was a hoax

Say since there’s no atmosphere on the moon, the flag couldn’t be moving

People who think it’s real Say it was rigged with a rod and wires so

that it would look as if it was unfurled and blowing in Apollo photographs

Questions Proved~ Filming Issues People who think it was a hoax

There’s a picture taken looking up at Neil Armstrong. If he was the first man on the moon, who took the picture?

People who think it’s real A video camera was fixed on an

extending arm to swing out and capture the historic moment.

Questions Proved~ No Stars

People who think it’s a hoaxSay that there should be stars in the

background People who think it’s real

Say that the stars were not bright enough to be captured on camera.

What I Believe

I believe that the moon landing really did happen because it doesn’t make sense in my mind to question NASA on this. I know that there are a few things that attempt to prove the event was a lie—It’s suspicious to me, though, that we didn’t start questioning the landing until technology had improved.

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