NASA: Attempt to End Conspiracy Lunacy...Lunar Landing Sites to be Photographed
Suck it up, conspiracy theorists, because soon your cuckoo stories about the US simulating the Moon landings will be over forever. NASA has confirmed to Gizmodo that the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will take photos of all the Apollo landing sites:
Jesus Diaz: Would the LRO return images of the moon landings when it flies over them?
Grey Hautaluoma (NASA Headquarters, Office of Public Affairs): Yes, it will. We don't have a timeline yet for viewing the Apollo sites, but it will be in the near future.
There you have it. Soon we will have photos showing the remains of the Apollo Lunar Modules, also known as LEM (Lunar Excursion Module.) Built by Grumman Aircraft Engineering, the Lunar Module was 20.9-foot tall, with a 14 feet diameter and a landing gear span of 29.75 feet.
However, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will only be able to take photos of what is known as the Descent Stage, the bottom part of the LEM that housed the main propulsion system. This part was left on the Moon's surface, while the Ascent Stage launched after each mission to rendezvous with the Command Module orbiting around the Moon.
Other remains left on the Moon include the Lunar Roving Vehicles, used in the Apollo J-class missions: Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. Since they are 3-meter long, the LRO will be able to distinguish them as well.
Of course, the conspiracy theorist will say it's all Photoshop and 3D now. I wish I can do like Buzz Aldrin and smack each and everyone of them.
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posted by Lon at 12:33 PM
3 Comments:
The problem with this "debunking" is it does not address the many obviously faked photos (different shadows from several light sources not just the sun; impossibly backlit photos; missing graticule marks that were etched into moon camera lens but appear bastardized on many official photos; and on and on and on and on), nor does it explain the myriad inconsistencies including the fact that no obvious craters were created by the landers during landing or takeoff. So instead of slap-happy incredulity, perhaps the focus should remain on answering the numerous valid points and evidence raised by the conspiracy fiends, and let's have an honest and worthwhile attempt to find out the truth. With every reason to lie then, and every reason to lie now, NASA can't simply be trusted and we must agree on the scientific data and evidence.
Why would blowing away of some dust when landing on, or taking off from, the Moon's surface create craters? The dust layer on top of the lunar rock surface is only a few centimeters thick at most.
what gets me is the positively underwhelming attitude of NASA over the moon landings period...ie:we have no timeline to actually take the damn photos, the original tapes were accidentally taped over, Mr Armstrong's complete public vanishing act, etc, etc.
Shouldn't NASA be positively ebuillent about the Landings??
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