Was the Apollo 11 moon landing a hoax
According to a recent Telegraph article, one-fourth of British people surveyed believed that the Apollo 11 moon landing never actually happened. Various conspiracy theorists give reasons why they believe the moon landings were faked. They accuse NASA of staging the landing, and cite what looks like wind moving the flag and the absence of stars in the photos as evidence for their theory. Experts counter that what looks like wind is the result of the astronauts handling the flexible aluminum flag pole, which continued to vibrate after they let go of the flag giving the appearance of wind. The stars were not visible due to the rapid exposure time of the cameras, necessary to produce sufficient detail in the photographs. They also argue that the moon rocks are identical to those found in Antarctica, but geologists counter that moon rocks found on earth are scorched by their entry into Earth’s atmosphere, while the rocks brought by the Apollo 11 crew lack this scorching, meaning that they m
