AboutRangutan Expertise I can answer most questions about the past, present and future space missions. As a hobby since the 1969 Moon Landing, I have been watching and studying space travel and have many resources and theories concerning the future.
Experience Hobby but I would give 5 years of my salary to travel in space for just a few days!
A Bulgarian friend of mine is convinced that the moon landing in 1969 was staged. Could you please tell me:
a) Do you feel this was staged?
b) Why?
c) How does the decision by the Chinese to 'return' to the moon effect your opinion?
Thanks,
David
Answer Hi David
There is a group that constantly tries to disprove the Moon landings. Yes, perhaps backup photography was made in a studio but the event did really happen on the Moon. The arguments are very well summarized at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_moon_landing_hoax_accusations
Every serious scientist, pilot, adventurer and 99.9% of the world accepts the Moon landings as fact, myself too:
1) It was a very serious political race to the Moon, the Russians followed radio and radar transmissions. They would never allow cheating, the evidence was enough for them!
2) Robots were not developed enough to be able to collect such diverse moon rocks and dust.
3) There were thousands of people involved. It would easily take just one person to blow a secret!
4) Time has proved the events
The fact that the Chinese and Indians have interest in the Moon is somewhat different, being for basic scientific expansion and possibly claiming territory on the moon, possibly mining the minerals there. For the USA and Europeans a moon base is planned as springboard to Mars.
