Did we really land on the Moon?

Dr Martin HendrySchool of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Glasgow

Did we really land on the Moon?

Dr Martin HendrySchool of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Glasgow

Mankind’s greatest adventure?...

Between July 1969 and

December 1972, 12

astronauts walked

on the Moon.

FOX TV Documentary“Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really

Go to the Moon?”

The Hoax ClaimIt never happened

The protagonists:

’Hoax’ theorists

o Bill Kaysing

o Bart Sibrel

3. shadows aren’t parallel?

2. no stars?

1. waving flag?

3. shadows aren’t parallel?

3. shadows aren’t parallel?

4. film played fast looks like

on Earth

2. no stars?

1. waving flag?

3. shadows aren’t parallel?

6. lit in the shade?

7. Dust problems

5. Lens crosshairs behind things?

8. Radiation

footprints no blast crater

now you see it! now you don’t?

9. Identical backgrounds

10. fuel jets?

now you see it! now you don’t?

9. Identical backgrounds

4. slowed film4. slowed film

7. Dust problems

1. waving flag

2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows

5. crosshairs

6. lit in the shade

9. similar backgrounds

Convincing?

8. radiation

10. no jets10. no jets

4. slowed film4. slowed film

7. Dust problems

1. waving flag

2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows

5. crosshairs

6. lit in the shade

9. similar backgrounds

Convincing?

8. radiation

10. no jets10. no jets

What do you think?...

4. slowed film4. slowed film

7. Dust problems

1. waving flag

2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows

5. crosshairs

6. lit in the shade

9. similar backgrounds

Convincing?

8. radiation

10. no jets10. no jets

4. Slowed film

10. No jets

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag

What the TV Show says

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag

Would the flag wave on the Moon, where there’s no

atmosphere?

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag

Labor Day in Johnson City, TN

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2. No stars

2. No stars

2. No stars

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3. Non-parallel Shadows

What the TV Show says

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

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4. Film slowed down

4. Film slowed down

What the TV Show says

4. Film slowed down

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5. Disappearing Crosshairs

What the TV Show says

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

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6. Lit in the Shade?

What the TV Show says

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

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7. Dust problems?

What the TV Show says

The final descent of Apollo 11

7. Dust problems?

No blast crater?

7. Dust problems?

7. Dust problems?

Simulating the LEM descent

7. Dust problems?

Driving the lunar rover

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8. Radiation

Charged particles from the Sun reach the Earth and are trapped in the Van Allen

radiation belts

7. Radiation

7. Radiation

Shielding against radiation

7. Radiation

8. Radiation

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9. Similar Backgrounds?

What the TV Show says

9. Identical Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds?

Ridge

9. Similar Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds?

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10. No fuel jets?

What the TV Show says

10. No fuel jets?

10. No fuel jets?

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Apollo 11

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened

All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened

Over 382kg of moon rocks brought back

All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened

Over 382kg of moon rocks brought backOver 130 separate lunar ranging studies rely on reflectors left behind by astronauts

All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions

Gravity measured from original footage checks out at ~1/6th Earth’s gravity, as expected

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