I hear this all the time and contend it has nothing to do with going to the moon. It is all about throwing billions of dollars at science and technology. Just think of what we could have accomplished if we spent those billions, years, and manpower on a clean energy program, nationwide mass transit, or some other large scale initiative with practical payoff. There still would have been millions of technology spin-offs but we would likely have a better end result than some rocks, a worthless space station, and a claim of triumph.

 

Do you really think that the U.S. government is capable of putting together a hoax this big and having nobody come forth with the "real story" by now? Or maybe they killed them all.

With the laughable special effects of yesteryear, I don't think they would have come anywhere near "pulling it off". Sometimes it's not so much searching for the right proof so much as for looking for a little common sense.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kodokan_4
[B]Did anyone guess as to why there are no stars in any of the pics?

I would think that without the atmospheric conditions, and reflective (man-made) light that we experience on Earth, the view would be phenominal!

-Pete

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by smccurry
[B]Do you really think that the U.S. government is capable of putting together a hoax this big and having nobody come forth with the "real story" by now? Or maybe they killed them all.

 

I was actually going to use that example, or the fact that they can't even bag OBL or Saddam, but the conspiracy theorists would just say that's all part of the plan.

 

I have no idea, Tedow's probably right. But, don't you think if they were going to fake it they wouldn't have forgotten about the stars? Seems like quite an oversight. To me, the absence of stars is more proof that it wasn't faked.

 

Going to the moon and poking around in orbit a few times does not exactly constitute "exploring space". We haven't even barely got started exploring space yet.

 

That's why they framed OJ! Its all becoming clear to me now...

 

I have no real info about this stuff, but my understanding is that the glow from city lights reflects off of the ATMOSPHERE, and blocks out some of the stars that are not so bright. Even with that, I can still see some stars from my house in Hollywood. On the moon, since there is no atmosphere, there is nothing to reflect the (Sun's) light, and obscure the view of the stars, and everything else.

I wish someone could give a good explanation for this!

-Pete

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kodokan_4
[B]I have no real info about this stuff, but my understanding is that the glow from city lights reflects off of the ATMOSPHERE, and blocks out some of the stars that are not so bright. Even with that, I can still see some stars from my house in Hollywood. On the moon, since there is no atmosphere, there is nothing to reflect the (Sun's) light, and obscure the view of the stars, and everything else.