Inside wildest Apollo Moon landing conspiracies – from a suspicious flag to an astronaut helmet secret…
IT’S been 50 years since the last humans blasted off to the Moon and there are still some people who believe it didn’t really happen.
Nasa’s Apollo 17 Moon mission was launched on December 7, 1972, and returned to Earth on December 19.
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By the time of that mission, Nasa had sent eight other crewed missions to the Moon.
Only 24 people have stood on the Moon and all of them were Nasa astronauts during the period from 1969 to 1972.
The US space agency has footage of each mission and even televised them.
However, the missions have been met with outlandish conspiracies and backlash.
The first Moon mission is surrounded by the most controversies and we’ve rounded some of them up below.
‘Suspicious’ flag
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Some people argue that the first Moon landing was staged in a studio.
However, experts have pointed out that the flag does not move unless directly touched, and it takes a long time to settle due to there being no atmosphere.
The flag is only seen moving in the first Moon landing footage just after the astronaut places it on the surface.
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You can’t see the cameras that the astronauts used to take pictures
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One of the most famous images from the Apollo 11 Moon mission is that of Neil Armstrong and the Eaglelunar lander reflected in Buzz Aldrin’s visor.
However, some conspiracy theorists have questioned who took the photo as no camera is visible on either astronaut.
The cameras were actually mounted on the astronaut suits, meaning they wouldn’t have been holding them up to their visors.
In the picture above you can just about make out Neil Armstrong’s arms up at his chest.
“Someone else would have to be on the Moon to film the first step”
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This may be a confusing point until you learn that the first step on the Moon was actually filmed by a camera mounted on the Eagle lander.
The pictures that a lot of people relate to Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon are actually of Buzz Aldrin and were taken by Armstrong.
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