We can prove it today. Just look at the Moon and see the remaining lander stages. They have been photographed by recent lunar probes. Or look through a telescope. Or send and receive a signal from the laser retroreflectors that were left behind for that purpose.
Why would going back change anything? If one is willing to declare the original astronauts were liars, it is just as easy to claim that any returning astronauts are liars. If one is unwilling to examine the remaining evidence (landers, retroreflectors), it is just as easy not to examine any confirmatory evidence (photos, souvenirs). Our problem is not about knowing. It is about not wiling to know.
I think it's great that some space telescope or some moon orbiter can see the "landing sites" but at the end of the day, we're trusting the same people who said we went there
What is happening here is questioning in bad faith. You are simply refusing to accept any evidence on grounds of distrusting the source (without giving reason) or discrediting the evidence as being fake (without giving proof). I would like to know at what point you would agree that we went to the Moon. What evidence would be indisputable to you?
No real proof either way. Until we go back.
We can prove it today. Just look at the Moon and see the remaining lander stages. They have been photographed by recent lunar probes. Or look through a telescope. Or send and receive a signal from the laser retroreflectors that were left behind for that purpose.
Why would going back change anything? If one is willing to declare the original astronauts were liars, it is just as easy to claim that any returning astronauts are liars. If one is unwilling to examine the remaining evidence (landers, retroreflectors), it is just as easy not to examine any confirmatory evidence (photos, souvenirs). Our problem is not about knowing. It is about not wiling to know.
There are no telescopes powerful enough to see the apollo lander stages. But thanks for weighing in u/DeathRayDesigner
I looked it up. You are right; I relent. But they can be seen and photographed by lunar orbiters and that has happened. Here is Apollo 11 as seen by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2009: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/apollo-landers-seen-on-the-moon/ You are welcome.
I think it's great that some space telescope or some moon orbiter can see the "landing sites" but at the end of the day, we're trusting the same people who said we went there
"This NASA picture proves that NASA is telling the truth"
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No, you are just denying evidence. There are plenty of confirmations from non-NASA sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
What is happening here is questioning in bad faith. You are simply refusing to accept any evidence on grounds of distrusting the source (without giving reason) or discrediting the evidence as being fake (without giving proof). I would like to know at what point you would agree that we went to the Moon. What evidence would be indisputable to you?