Monday, July 20, 2009

LUNAR LANDING LUNACY

In recent days there have been many comments about the "lunar landing" accomplished 40 years ago today.

Apparently, there is a thriving community of naysayers, or disbelievers, who believe the whole thing was a fake. All I can say is this: If it was a fake, it was a very good one.

I can remember a 1971 James Bond film, where the bad guys were chasing the good guy, right through a movie ‘set’ of a faked lunar landing. More than likely, that Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever, intentionally or unintentionally helped perpetuate the myth of a faked lunar landing.

Of course, you just know that if someone sees something in a movie, they believe it is true. Worse yet, some of those folks have a driver’s license and are registered voters.

If you look on Google for fake moon landing, there will be many, many sites offering theories.

To learn more about the actual moon landings, and the fierce competition between the U.S. and the then Soviet Union, here is an interesting link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing

I am in favor of another trip to the moon. The next one should be a multi-national effort, involving astronauts from three or four countries, in addition to the USA. Furthermore, interested countries should pony up their share of the cost.

With the technology of 2009 and 2010, there should be very excellent film coverage of everything from start to finish.