We saw the astronauts get into the capsule. A vehicle like the Saturn V just doesn't "ascend until it was no longer visible"---and then what? Loiter in outer space for 3 days and then re-enter? I rather think the Russians would have said we have no clothes at that point. That's the problem with "maybe..." scenarios; they can never work without being exposed.
I worked with the people who built that system and integrated it. It was no fake. The vehicle and capsule were being tracked by nations all over the world. There is only evidence for it happening.
A whole industry was created to sustain that mission. I come from that industry. It happened whether Moon Hoax nitwits believe it or not. The demise of huge portions of that industry is why we cannot resume production of the Saturn V. The Saturn V is far in excess of any requirements for a military missile. The engine systems have no application to military missions. The whole launching system was unique. The Command, Service, and Lunar modules were unique. There is common technology but the industrial base for Apollo was unique and extensive, more massive than the military programs alone.
Since we actually went to the Moon, it is idle to imagine otherwise. We weren't entirely sure we could do it, either, but we were not going to give up without a supreme effort. You have no idea of the morale of the program. Your scenario is a pipe dream.
Did I ask this? Are you old enough to have witnessed these historical events? Or are you coming to your skepticism because you don't know anything first hand?
I am old enough to have witnessed it. However, as has been said by others on this thread, given the number of “conspiracies” that have turned out to be true that have come to light over the last several years, and the fact that many things that we were taught to be true over the years have turned out to be lies to manipulate humanity, I have a healthy skepticism on just about everything.these days. I get it. You are 100% convinced that it happened. However there’s millions of people that aren’t convinced it happened and just because they aren’t as convinced as you that it happened doesn’t mean they’re “stupid” or “ignorant”, etc.
When objections and doubts derive from factual ignorance of the event and the physics of the situation, they are indeed "etc."
As for the "number of 'conspiracies' that turn out to be true," you may be counting still a large number that are baseless, living only on the status of an urban myth. Still the same problem: ignorance and fabulous credulity.
We saw the astronauts get into the capsule. A vehicle like the Saturn V just doesn't "ascend until it was no longer visible"---and then what? Loiter in outer space for 3 days and then re-enter? I rather think the Russians would have said we have no clothes at that point. That's the problem with "maybe..." scenarios; they can never work without being exposed.
I worked with the people who built that system and integrated it. It was no fake. The vehicle and capsule were being tracked by nations all over the world. There is only evidence for it happening.
A whole industry was created to sustain that mission. I come from that industry. It happened whether Moon Hoax nitwits believe it or not. The demise of huge portions of that industry is why we cannot resume production of the Saturn V. The Saturn V is far in excess of any requirements for a military missile. The engine systems have no application to military missions. The whole launching system was unique. The Command, Service, and Lunar modules were unique. There is common technology but the industrial base for Apollo was unique and extensive, more massive than the military programs alone.
Since we actually went to the Moon, it is idle to imagine otherwise. We weren't entirely sure we could do it, either, but we were not going to give up without a supreme effort. You have no idea of the morale of the program. Your scenario is a pipe dream.
Did I ask this? Are you old enough to have witnessed these historical events? Or are you coming to your skepticism because you don't know anything first hand?
I am old enough to have witnessed it. However, as has been said by others on this thread, given the number of “conspiracies” that have turned out to be true that have come to light over the last several years, and the fact that many things that we were taught to be true over the years have turned out to be lies to manipulate humanity, I have a healthy skepticism on just about everything.these days. I get it. You are 100% convinced that it happened. However there’s millions of people that aren’t convinced it happened and just because they aren’t as convinced as you that it happened doesn’t mean they’re “stupid” or “ignorant”, etc.
When objections and doubts derive from factual ignorance of the event and the physics of the situation, they are indeed "etc."
As for the "number of 'conspiracies' that turn out to be true," you may be counting still a large number that are baseless, living only on the status of an urban myth. Still the same problem: ignorance and fabulous credulity.