Did NASA really succeed, or did it stage a studio trick in the deserts of Nevada to hoodwink the Soviet Union that it had won the race?

Since Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind in 1969, many questions have been raised about the Apollo 11 mission.

The reticence of the Moon astronauts and Net sceptics have only served to heighten suspicions. Did NASA really succeed, or did it stage a studio trick in the deserts of Nevada to hoodwink the Soviet Union that it had won the race? If it was possible to land the lunar module with a computer which had as much power as a pocket calculator today, why haven’t we seen more missions given the advanced technology available?

1. Temperature: When Neil Armstrong took his small step for man, it would have been around 130 degrees celsuis in the sunlit places and -40 degree in the shadows. Would the photo film which captured his giant leap have survived without snapping or melting? And wouldn’t the visor have cracked if they had been partly in the sun and partly in the shadows?

2. Landscape: The Moon landscape, as seen in the pictures, darkens towards infinity. This would happen on Earth. But how can it happen on the Moon which doesn’t boast of an atmosphere?

3. Flag: Most pictures and other filmed footage, which NASA has released, seem to show the American flag fluttering. How was this possible when there`s no atmosphere or wind on the Moon?

4. Shadows: Although the only source of light was supposed to be the Sun, many Moon photos show shadows which are not parallel. This suggests a much closer light source. Some photos show two light sources. In fact, all the photos look very much as though they were taken in the dark using very bright spotlights.

5. Stars: No stars are visible in the NASA pictures. Stars are not visible on Earth during daytime because sunlight is scattered by particles in the atmosphere. There is no atmosphere on the Moon, so why don’t we see the stars?

6. Sun Angle: The angle at which the Sun is seen vis-a-vis the horizon has come in for question. For instance, in this example from Apollo 11, the Sun was shown to be at 10 degrees above the horizon but the shadows depict 30 degrees or so.

7. Rocks: Does the Moon boast of no other kind of rock than those that are already available on Earth, or that which can be generated here? If it does, why hasn’t NASA produced them ?

8. Footprints: The Lunar dust is totally dry. Yet the footprints look much like footprints on Earth. The moisture in the soil holds it together. On the Moon, however, the dust would not cling together, and any footprints would surely be much less well-defined?

9. Dust: There is no dust on the rocks in the Moon pictures. Since there is no air on the Moon, shouldn’t there be just as much dust on the rocks as on the rest of the surface, since there is nothing to blow it away?

10. Visor: One of the Apollo 11 pictures shows the reflection of two astronauts in the visor of a third astronaut. Was there ever supposed to be more than two people on the Moon at the same time?

11. Under The Module: There is no crater or sign of disturbance under the Lunar Module. Wouldn’t the rockets have blown the dust and rocks away and produced a crater?

12. Gravity: There is six times less gravity on the Moon than on Earth. Amstrong & Co would have had to stamp six times harder while walking. Yet, no photo supports this.

But NASA Says....
1. The space suits were water-cooled and were made using aerosol spray techniques.
2. The exposures were set to work with the brightly-lit surface and astronauts only.
3. Firstly the flag had a horizontal bar attached to it at the top. Astronauts twisted the pole back and forth in order to stick it into the ground. This movement made the attached bar and flag to flutter.
4. If there was more than one light source because spotlights were used, then why do we not see more than one shadow on everything?
5. Sunlight was so strong it overpowered the light from the stars.
6. On flat ground the shadow`s length and direction depends on the position of the sun alone. But once there is a slope on the ground the shadow gets longer. Also, if the slope was at an angle towards us, the shadow would extend that way too.
7. Of course they are diffrent than Earth rocks. They do not have any moisture in them.
8. Dust particles are smaller and much more irregular and don`t have any weathering to smooth them off. When compressed, say by a boot, the dust particles will grip with each other very readily, and retain the shape.
9. Due to lack of air, dust falls down quicker on the moon than on Earth in spite of less gravity.
10. The Hasselblad cameras were mounted on the chest pack on the space suit. You can easily see the camera reflection in the visor.
11. The lander`s rocket was not at full thrust when it landed, Armstrong throttled it back all the way down as the lander approached the surface. Secondly they did not land vertically, the module skidded for some distance gently.
12. Space suits were extremely heavy, didn’t allow them to jump in spite of less gravity.