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Did we really land on the Moon? Dr Martin Hendry
School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow
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Yes! Did we really land on the Moon? Dr Martin Hendry
School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow
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Mankind’s greatest adventure?...
Between July 1969 and December 1972, 12 astronauts walked on the Moon.
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FOX TV Documentary “Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really Go to the Moon?”
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The Hoax Claim It never happened
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The protagonists: ’Hoax’ theorists Bill Kaysing Bart Sibrel
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1. waving flag? 2. no stars? 3. shadows aren’t parallel? 3. shadows aren’t parallel?
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4. film played fast looks like on Earth
1. waving flag? 2. no stars? 3. shadows aren’t parallel? 4. film played fast looks like on Earth 3. shadows aren’t parallel?
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8. Radiation 5. Lens crosshairs behind things? 6. lit in the shade? footprints no blast crater 7. Dust problems
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9. Identical backgrounds
now you see it! now you don’t?
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9. Identical backgrounds
now you see it! now you don’t? 10. fuel jets?
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Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows
5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 8. radiation
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What do you think?... Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars
3. non-parallel shadows What do you think?... 5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 8. radiation
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Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows
4. Slowed film 5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 10. No jets 8. radiation
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1. The Waving Flag
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1. The Waving Flag What the TV Show says
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1. The Waving Flag
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Would the flag wave on the Moon, where there’s no atmosphere?
1. The Waving Flag Would the flag wave on the Moon, where there’s no atmosphere?
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1. The Waving Flag
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1. The Waving Flag
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Labor Day in Johnson City, TN
1. The Waving Flag Labor Day in Johnson City, TN
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Back to main menu
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2. No stars
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2. No stars
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2. No stars
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Back to main menu
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3. Non-parallel Shadows What the TV Show says
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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3. Non-parallel Shadows
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Back to main menu
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4. Film slowed down
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4. Film slowed down What the TV Show says
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4. Film slowed down
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Back to main menu
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5. Disappearing Crosshairs
What the TV Show says
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5. Disappearing Crosshairs
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5. Disappearing Crosshairs
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5. Disappearing Crosshairs
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Back to main menu
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6. Lit in the Shade? What the TV Show says
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6. Lit in the Shade?
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6. Lit in the Shade?
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6. Lit in the Shade?
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6. Lit in the Shade?
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Back to main menu
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7. Dust problems? What the TV Show says
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The final descent of Apollo 11
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7. Dust problems? No blast crater?
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7. Dust problems?
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Simulating the LEM descent
7. Dust problems? Simulating the LEM descent
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Driving the lunar rover
7. Dust problems? Driving the lunar rover
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Back to main menu
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8. Radiation
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7. Radiation Charged particles from the Sun reach the Earth and are trapped in the Van Allen radiation belts
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7. Radiation
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Shielding against radiation
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8. Radiation
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Back to main menu
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9. Similar Backgrounds? What the TV Show says
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9. Identical Backgrounds?
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9. Similar Backgrounds?
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9. Similar Backgrounds? Ridge
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9. Similar Backgrounds?
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9. Similar Backgrounds?
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Back to main menu
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10. No fuel jets? What the TV Show says
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10. No fuel jets?
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10. No fuel jets?
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Back to main menu
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Apollo 11
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“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened
All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions
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“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened
All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions Over 382kg of moon rocks brought back
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“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened
All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions Over 382kg of moon rocks brought back Over 130 separate lunar ranging studies rely on reflectors left behind by astronauts
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Gravity measured from original footage checks out at ~1/6th Earth’s gravity, as expected
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