I've heard a ton of arguments about the landings being faked...so I decided to ask some guys about it that worked at
JPL
Not only did they rip apart the arguments for the landing being faked but clued me in on some of the science involved with it all and info about the landings I'd never heard about That day pretty much set me straight about it. They did say it was a good argument to bring up since it was the only way new generations would talk abut it.
As far as the implications of it being faked...sadly...I doubt any would care. Space just does not seem to be on the minds of the last few generations. It was not even talked about as more than a small fact in H.S. and it was not till I took an astronamy class in College that it came up in great detail. Real or fake it simply does not matter at this point in time...
Though I do agree with people it'd be impossible for this to be a lie. Mainly because the logistics of lying would simply never be possible due to all involved and general instincts of people and press of then and now. Talking to the JPL guys about that was interesting given many knew those directly involved with the Apollo projects and each pretty much said that keeping such a secret with so many involved...it's just not possible.
They had this great example of watergate they used that convinced me (sorry I can't explain it like they did...i've never felt so STUPID in all my life than when I was talking to these guys) of how difficult it would have been to keep such a lie secret. If the president couldn't do it with all the resources he had available...no way NASA could with the same resources. Their are simply too many leaks and holes for information to get out of compared to other agencies.
Too many see government agencies like they are in the movies...from first hand experience I can honestly say that the "big secrets" are rarely kept. They simply leak out in some form...maybe not to the general public but to entities that could make a big issue about it and often do.
With the Moon Landings though...you're talking about thousands upon thousands of people involved and double that from the outside looking in. The press core ALONE from that era would have found out if things were far from legit...they were simply too deep into it in terms of coverage...same with outside press.
It's just one of those things that makes it hard to buy into mass government conspiracies due to the simple fact the numbers and human nature are so stacked against it.
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