Conspiracy Theorists have so far come up with several different reasons to how the moon landing could be a complete hoax. Some of these reasons include :
- Waving Flag
- Lack of Impact Crater
- Multiple Light Sources
- The Unexplained Object
- Slow-Motion Walking and Hidden Cables
- The Van Allen Radiation Belt
- Lack of Stars
- The “C” Rock
- The Layered Cross-hairs
Conspiracy theorists have been able to point out that when the moon landing was shown on live television, viewers could clearly see the American flag waving and fluttering as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted it. Photos of this also seem to show rippling in a breeze. The obvious problem here is that there’s no air in the moon’s atmosphere, and therefore no wind to cause the flag to blow. Countless explanations have been put forward to disprove this. NASA claimed that the flag was stored in a thin tube and the rippled effect was caused by it being unravelled before being planted. Other explanations say that the ripples are caused by the reaction force of the astronauts touching the aluminium pole which shakes in the video footage.
Another strong argument put forward by conspiracy theorists is that there were multiple light sources illuminating the pictures and footage of the moon landing. On the moon there is only one strong light source and that is the Sun. So it’s fair to suggest that all shadows should run parallel to one another. But this was not the case during the moon landing. Videos and photographs clearly show that shadows fall in separate directions. Conspiracy theorists suggest that this must mean multiple light sources are present, suggesting that the landing photos were taken on a film set. NASA has attempted to blame uneven landscape on the strange shadows. This explanation has been tossed out the window by some theorists as hills cannot throw off light angles that far.
One of the most famous photos from the moon landings shows a rock in the foreground, with what appears to have the letter “C” engraved into it. The letter appears to be almost perfectly symmetrical, meaning it is unlikely to be a natural occurrence. It has been conspiracy theorists suggest that the rock is a prop, with the “C” used as a marker by a film crew. A set designer could have turned the rock the wrong way, accidentally exposing the marking to the camera. NASA has given conflicting excuses for the letter, blaming a photographic developer for adding it as a practical joke, while on the other hand saying that it may simply have been a stray hair which got tangled up somewhere in the developing process.
If NASA really landed on the moon, there would be a blast crater underneath the lunar module to mark its landing. However on no video footage or photograph of the landings was there a crater visible, almost as if the module was simply placed there. The surface of the moon is covered in fine lunar dust, and even this doesn’t seem to have been displaced in photographic evidence. Much like the waving flag theory, however, the lack of an impact crater has a slew of potential explanations. NASA maintains that the module required significantly less thrust in the low-gravity conditions than it would have done on Earth. The surface of the moon itself is solid rock, so a blast crater probably wouldn’t be possible anyway.
In order to reach the moon, astronauts had to pass through what is known as the Van Allen radiation belt. The belt is held in place by Earth’s magnetic field and stays perpetually in the same place. The Apollo missions to the moon marked the first ever attempts to transport living humans through the belt. Conspiracy theorists contend that the sheer levels of radiation would have fried the astronauts on their way to the moon, despite the layers of aluminum coating on the interior and exterior of the spaceship. NASA have countered this argument by emphasizing the short amount of time it took the astronauts to clear the belt – meaning they received only very small doses of radiation.
After photographs of the moon landings were released, theorists were quick to notice a mysterious object in the reflection of an astronaut’s helmet from the Apollo 11 mission. The object appears to be hanging from a rope or wire and has no reason to be there at all. This leads some to suggest it is an overhead spotlight typically found in film studios. The resemblance is questionable, given the poor quality of the photograph, but the mystery remains as to why something is being suspended in mid-air (or lack of air) on the moon. The lunar module in other photos appears to have no extension from it that matches the photo, so the object still remains totally unexplained.
In order to support claims that the moon landings were shot in a studio, conspiracy theorists had to account for the apparent low-gravity conditions, which must have been mimicked by NASA. It has been suggested that if you take the moon landing footage and increase the speed of the film x2.5, the astronauts appear to be moving in Earth’s gravity. As for the astronaut’s impressive jump height, which would be impossible to perform in Earth’s gravity, hidden cables and wires have been suggested as giving the astronauts some extra height.
- Waving Flag
- Lack of Impact Crater
- Multiple Light Sources
- The Unexplained Object
- Slow-Motion Walking and Hidden Cables
- The Van Allen Radiation Belt
- Lack of Stars
- The “C” Rock
- The Layered Cross-hairs
Conspiracy theorists have been able to point out that when the moon landing was shown on live television, viewers could clearly see the American flag waving and fluttering as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted it. Photos of this also seem to show rippling in a breeze. The obvious problem here is that there’s no air in the moon’s atmosphere, and therefore no wind to cause the flag to blow. Countless explanations have been put forward to disprove this. NASA claimed that the flag was stored in a thin tube and the rippled effect was caused by it being unravelled before being planted. Other explanations say that the ripples are caused by the reaction force of the astronauts touching the aluminium pole which shakes in the video footage.
Another strong argument put forward by conspiracy theorists is that there were multiple light sources illuminating the pictures and footage of the moon landing. On the moon there is only one strong light source and that is the Sun. So it’s fair to suggest that all shadows should run parallel to one another. But this was not the case during the moon landing. Videos and photographs clearly show that shadows fall in separate directions. Conspiracy theorists suggest that this must mean multiple light sources are present, suggesting that the landing photos were taken on a film set. NASA has attempted to blame uneven landscape on the strange shadows. This explanation has been tossed out the window by some theorists as hills cannot throw off light angles that far.
One of the most famous photos from the moon landings shows a rock in the foreground, with what appears to have the letter “C” engraved into it. The letter appears to be almost perfectly symmetrical, meaning it is unlikely to be a natural occurrence. It has been conspiracy theorists suggest that the rock is a prop, with the “C” used as a marker by a film crew. A set designer could have turned the rock the wrong way, accidentally exposing the marking to the camera. NASA has given conflicting excuses for the letter, blaming a photographic developer for adding it as a practical joke, while on the other hand saying that it may simply have been a stray hair which got tangled up somewhere in the developing process.
If NASA really landed on the moon, there would be a blast crater underneath the lunar module to mark its landing. However on no video footage or photograph of the landings was there a crater visible, almost as if the module was simply placed there. The surface of the moon is covered in fine lunar dust, and even this doesn’t seem to have been displaced in photographic evidence. Much like the waving flag theory, however, the lack of an impact crater has a slew of potential explanations. NASA maintains that the module required significantly less thrust in the low-gravity conditions than it would have done on Earth. The surface of the moon itself is solid rock, so a blast crater probably wouldn’t be possible anyway.
In order to reach the moon, astronauts had to pass through what is known as the Van Allen radiation belt. The belt is held in place by Earth’s magnetic field and stays perpetually in the same place. The Apollo missions to the moon marked the first ever attempts to transport living humans through the belt. Conspiracy theorists contend that the sheer levels of radiation would have fried the astronauts on their way to the moon, despite the layers of aluminum coating on the interior and exterior of the spaceship. NASA have countered this argument by emphasizing the short amount of time it took the astronauts to clear the belt – meaning they received only very small doses of radiation.
After photographs of the moon landings were released, theorists were quick to notice a mysterious object in the reflection of an astronaut’s helmet from the Apollo 11 mission. The object appears to be hanging from a rope or wire and has no reason to be there at all. This leads some to suggest it is an overhead spotlight typically found in film studios. The resemblance is questionable, given the poor quality of the photograph, but the mystery remains as to why something is being suspended in mid-air (or lack of air) on the moon. The lunar module in other photos appears to have no extension from it that matches the photo, so the object still remains totally unexplained.
In order to support claims that the moon landings were shot in a studio, conspiracy theorists had to account for the apparent low-gravity conditions, which must have been mimicked by NASA. It has been suggested that if you take the moon landing footage and increase the speed of the film x2.5, the astronauts appear to be moving in Earth’s gravity. As for the astronaut’s impressive jump height, which would be impossible to perform in Earth’s gravity, hidden cables and wires have been suggested as giving the astronauts some extra height.