Did the lunar landing really happen?

Answer 1

The short answer is that no one really knows for certain.

Most people believe it probably did happen. However, there are also many who are skeptical, and have offered reasons why.

Claims made by skeptics for doubting that the landing really happened include...

1 - the fact that many of the shadows point in different directions, which the skeptics claim indicates the presence of several different light sources, like those in a film studio, rather than a single light source like the Sun.

2 - There are no stars in any of the shots, only a shot of the earth in the background. Why was it possible to see one and not the others, unless it was faked ?

3 - There appears to be no evidence of any disturbance at the site where the module actually landed, indicating that it was placed their under control (by people) rather than actually 'landing' as such.

There are also a number of other theories attempting to disprove the authenticity of the landing, which have been offered over the years, with varying degrees of credibility.

On the other side of the coin, there are those who believe that the landing really did happen. Most of their evidence for believing this comes from the fact that the authorities have said it did happen, and they are assumed to be telling the truth.

Why would the authorities lie anyway (assuming for agument's sake that they did)?

We must remember that this was during the height of the cold war with communist Russia and, with the Russians so far leading the 'space-race', there was a great deal of pressure on the Americans to pull something out of the hat, so to speak, and regain credibility in the eyes of the world, whilst also reassuring their own citizens that America was not being left behind.

The issue is hotly contested by many, even to this day, as there is currently no irrefutable evidence either way.