Did we really land on the Moon?


The Apollo missions are perhaps Mankind's greatest adventure.

And yet, more than 40 years after Neil Armstrong first stepped on the Moon, some say the Apollo Moon Landings never took place, and were faked here on Earth.

What do you think?...


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You can download from this website various multimedia resources on the theme of "Moon Hoax" conspiracy theories. 

(Warning: many of these files are very large, and may require a broadband connection to download.  The power point presentations should run in Windows Office 2003, or newer software.  The movie clips should run in Windows Media Player or in Real Player).

External links

Moon base Clavius:    comprehensive website that covers a wide variety of "Moon hoax" claims.

Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories:  a wikipedia page presenting, and debunking, the main arguments proposed by the conspiracy theorists.

The Great Moon Hoax:  a NASA webpage that examines the main claims made in the Fox TV documentary "Did we really land on the Moon?".

A general 'debunking' website with many good links to other pages and resources.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on the waving flag.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on strange shadows.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on lunar lighting.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on lunar gravity.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on footprints in the dust.

Mythbusters:  You Tube video clip on laser retroreflectors.

Power Point Presentation:  "Did we really land on the Moon?"  (21 Mb)
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Power Point Presentation:  "Did we really land on the Moon? (Trinity College version)"  (11 Mb)
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Buzz Aldrin meets Bart Sibrel  (761 kb)
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Introduction to Fox TV "Moon Hoax" documentary programme  (12.7 Mb)
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The Apollo 17 lunar module takes off from the Moon   (2.9 Mb)
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The waving flag: what the documentary programme says  (12.4 Mb)
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Apollo 17 astronauts plant the flag in the lunar soil  (4.1 Mb)
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Apollo 14 astronauts plant the flag in the lunar soil  (3.9 Mb)
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An experiment to investigate how a flag might wave when there is no atmosphere  (1.3 Mb)
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The Apollo 14 takes off from the Moon: view from inside the lunar module  (1.9 Mb)
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Apollo 16 astronaut  John Young salutes as he jumps off the lunar surface  (2.7 Mb)
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US flag flapping in the wind (Johnson City Tennessee, Labor Day)  (2.1 Mb)
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Strange shadows: what the documentary programme says  (906 kb)
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Video clip from the movie "Capricorn One" showing astronaut falling in slow motion  (1.4 Mb)
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Film slowed down: what the documentary programme says  (12.2 Mb)
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Video clip of astronauts on the moon: normal speed  (472 kb)
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Video clip of astronauts on the moon: double speed  (644 kb)
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Disappearing crosshairs: what the documentary programme says  (13.8 Mb)
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Lit in the shade: what the documentary programme says  (24.2 Mb)
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Footprints in the lunar soil: what the documentary programme says  (21.2 Mb)
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Final approach of Apollo 11  (3.9 Mb)
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No blast crater:  what the documentary programme says  (19.9 Mb)
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An experiment to investigate the effect of the lunar module rocket engine on the lunar dust  (1.7 Mb)
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Video clip of a rally car racing along a dusty road
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Video clip of the lunar rover riding across the lunar surface
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Radiation: what the documentary programme says  (32.4 Mb)
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Identical backgrounds: what the documentary programme says  (13.3 Mb)
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No fuel jet: what the documentary programme says  (11.0 Mb)
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Apollo astronaut David Scott testing the strength of gravity on the Moon  (6.4 Mb)
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Please send any comments or questions to  moon@astro.gla.ac.uk