Exposed: Apollo 11 Moon landing conspiracy theories | Just The FAQs

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first steps on the moon, or did they? We explain one of the most talked about conspiracy theories of all time. #Apollo11 #MoonLanding #ConspiracyTheory

Stunning photos from the Apollo 11 mission are still coming out almost 50 years after a person first walked on the moon.

Michael Collins, who was the Command Module pilot during the historic flight, shared what he says is a previously unreleased photo of the three astronauts in the crew.

"The crew. Found this at the bottom of a box. Don’t think it was ever used by @NASA. #TBT @TheRealBuzz," Collins tweeted Thursday with the "Throwback Thursday" hashtag.

The photo shows Collins standing against a moon replica. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong are photographed on the other side of the moon, with Armstrong's hand on Aldrin's shoulder.

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[shantolion]

the wired thing is YouTube removed all the real concpiracy videos...now that is suspicious

[orhun]

“They engineered a flag to wave in zero atmosphere” is the most stupidest thing i’ve ever heard.

[mr.rk.]

50 years back the moon landers were landing with couple of humans in it so smoothly n successfully each time, but 50 years after that when technologies have way advanced than that time, the world is struggling to land moon landers.

Isn't this quite unbelievable by itself!!!

[chadwilcox]

Started video and paused it to read the comments, way more interesting

[johnakridge]

So. They made up a lie and now exposed themselves further

[bassw]

If you're one of those people that think we went to the moon then you have a rock for a brain 😆

[agiagi]

The best movie ever made by US, as well as the actors

[robinmishr]

I just ask a few things, if the man reached the moon in 1969; Why haven't other countries reached the moon so far, whereas today's mobile technology is ten times that time, and after that, why didn't NASA send another human to the moon.

[cromlaughsatyourfourwinds]

I have a couple technical questions. According to NASA the surface of the moon where the Apollo missions landed was approx. 250 degrees F. Since the landers were made of aluminum which like all metals conducts heat how did they keep the LEM cool? How did they keep it from expanding, warping, popping seams welds and joints? How did they keep the interior cool, the electronics from frying and the crew from cooking? Same story for the cameras. They weren't specially insulated from what I can tell and they were also made of mostly heat conducting metal. And what about the film? What kept it from melting or at least being badly damaged? Did NASA develop some special super duper ultra high temp film?

[lostinspacetk]

With the technology of the 60's I have a hard time believing they landed on the moon and came back. If it was so successful getting there today wouldn't be such an issue

[theburkett]

Well then, I guess USA Today solved the controversy. No need to examine any further, we can all move on now.

[manueldeabreu]

There were 14 Apollo missions from 1961 to 1972.

6 missions landed on the moon.
2 other missions were to orbit around the moon and the latter to orbit around the moon and dock and undock from the lander.

So they spent 11 years faking 14 missions.

Here is how we know the US and the Soviets went to the moon.


1) The Soviets tried to steal the Apollo thunder by landing first, but their rover crashed into the moon a day before.
2) The Soviets landed multiple rovers on the moon with their Luna program. It lives on today with NASA. When the Soviet Union collapsed the Luna scientists were hired by NASA. All the rovers on Mars are the grandchildren of the Soviet Luna program. They even use the same independent 6 wheel design.
3) The most recent theory that the Earth is a 2nd or 3rd generation planet is because of the Apollo and Luna programs. The rocks brought back and studied by scientists over the world show the moon and the Earth share the same chemical makeup. This is only possible due to collision. The latest theory is a smaller planetoid hit the Earth at a high angle. It knocked off the outer crust and made it molten. The Earth had a ring, like Saturn, until the debris reformed as the moon.
4) The European space agency, Chinese, Japanese, Russia and NASA have sent missions to map the moons surface and to identify mineral deposits. ALL of the Apollo landings show up in the pictures.

[pkscorpion]

Neil Armstrong's name was remembered for a achivement which he never did in his life 😂.

[nicholassantos]

We don't expect the mainstream media to give us the facts do we

[brentholladay]

This explanations doesn’t seem to help their case, rather casts more suspicion.
They’re better off not trying to convince us. Talk about backfire

[stephencope]

The Americans were losing badly in Vietnam, plus other problems. Could the moon landings have been a diversion and did we really have the necessary technology in 1969 ???

[reflex.pubgmobile]

Moon is 384, 400 kms away from earth, our spaceshuttle can travel maximum 600kms, space station is nearly 250-400kms. These fools think man travelled 750, 000kms in moon space missions? Without considering huge oxygen and fuel tanks and landing on earth with a space shuttle? Blind believers of science

[Salrawas]

I just spent my last weekend on Pluto
It was fun 👍

[BabyBunch]

Meanwhile in 2020 we can’t get to the moon. And getting to the space station is a big deal

[johnhowardmcquaid]

No man has set foot on the moon. Change my mind.