EzraS wrote:
It seems the evidence being presented that it was not a hoax is because not enough people called it a hoax at the time. So apparently if a hoax is successful then it can not be a hoax.
To those who were kids when it took place, can you imagine being told in 1972 that going to the moon from that point forward would be infeasible all the way up to 2020?
That the only manned space action an adult born in the year 2000 would see is shuttles simply orbiting the earth?
Even though over 100 space shuttles have been launched, going to the moon after 1972 is basically an impossibility.
And apparently the only reason why no one has been able to get to the moon since 1972 is... it is just too darn expensive.
Seems just a tad fishy.
I know Ezra isn't on the site anymore so he isn't going to respond, but...
Why exactly does it seem any amount of "fishy"?
Why would we go back to the moon? What would make it worthwhile? Is there oil there? Is there iron ore? The moon doesn't even have a population of humans who could be potential slaves for us to exploit! And even if they did find oil how would get it back to earth? Build a quarter million mile long pipeline? Build space tankers that would use more fuel than they could bring back, and there is no way to dock them on earth anyway?