Throughout world history, we have witnessed many phenomenal achievements. One of those was the Americans landing on the moon, and thus winning the Space Race, a race between the USA and Soviet Union on who would land on the moon first. The landing on the moon is so dearly remembered that in fact, to this day, the famous quote that was once said by Neil Armstrong, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” from the landing is still being remembered and said among some people. However, there remains a question among other people: Did the Americans really land on the moon? Or is the whole landing a sinister hoax?
And so the story goes. The Apollo 11 became the first manned spaceflight to land on the Moon, on July 20, 1969. On this day, …show more content…
Where do these photographic oddities appear? One of the most famous oddities is the absence of stars in all the photos and videos. This is considered odd, because there are no clouds on the moon, so stars can be seen much more easily from the Moon than from the stars. On the other hand, NASA stated that the quality of the photos washed out the stars, so they intentionally left them out. It certainly is suspicious, since a person can take pictures of the stars from Earth with a much lower quality camera and the stars would still appear. Another photographic oddity is the seemingly duplicated backdrop. Conspiracists have pointed out that the background in all the images of the Moon were all similar, although NASA have claimed that since the Moon is much smaller than the Earth, the horizons would all appear to be similar to the naked eye. The duplicated backdrop suggests that NASA might have used a filming backdrop when filming scenes of their alleged Moon landing. Another oddity is the mysterious reflection on the helmet of an astronaut, which appears to be hanging from a rope or wire, leading to people thinking that object is in fact an overhead light used in studios. NASA have offered no explanation for this, so could they be possibly hiding …show more content…
One of them was the fluttering of the American flag placed on the Moon, despite there being a complete absence of wind on the Moon. Again, conspiracists were quick to explain this theory, suggesting that the landing was filmed on Earth and the fluttering of the flag could have been caused by an outdoor breeze or indoor fans used inside a filming set to cool the astronauts since their space suits were too heavy. How did NASA respond to this? They claimed that the flag had been folded, which gave the illusion that it was rippling in the breeze. Another claim they made was that the flag was fastened to a rod on the pole so that it would be upright. Another unusual environmental phenomenon from the Moon landing was the lack of fogginess on the camera film due to the radiation in space. NASA have also responded to this, saying that the film was preserved in a metal container to prevent the radiation from having an impact on the film’s mechanism. An environmental phenomenon is sometimes difficult to explain, so could any of their explanations possibly be a façade? Maybe they