Moon landing conspiracy theories facts for kids

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA's training mockup of the Moon and lander module. Conspiracy theorists say that the films of the missions were made using sets similar to this training mockup.

The moon landing conspiracy theories (also known as moon landing hoax or Apollo hoax) are beliefs that men did not land on the Moon in 1969–1972 during the Apollo program and that NASA faked the information. Some conspiracy theorists believe the Skylab space station is also a hoax.

This belief is considered by the scientific community and historians to be irrational. But on the internet, the debate can occur since it is easy for anyone to publish their ideas. There are subcultures within the USA and cultures around the world that believe that the Moon landings were faked. This view is claimed to have been taught in Cuban schools and wherever else Cuban teachers are sent (Nicaragua, Angola). It is also shared by the Taliban and by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

Related pages

• Apollo program
• Moon
• NASA

Images for kids

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  The Apollo TV camera as it was mounted on the side of the Lunar Module

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  Lunar surface under the Lunar Module Eagle

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  Surveyor 3 with Apollo 12 lander in background

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  Photo of the high-quality SSTV image before the scan conversion

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  Photo of the degraded image after the SSTV scan conversion

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  Lunar Roving Vehicle flown on Apollo 15

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  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photo of Apollo 17 landing site (click to enlarge)

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  Apollo 11 landing site – "There the lunar module sits, parked just where it landed 40 years ago, as if it still really were 40 years ago and all the time since merely imaginary." –The New York Times

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  Genesis Rock brought back by Apollo 15 – older than any rocks on Earth

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  Apollo 11 retroreflector, still with its protective cover

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  Exhaust flame may not be visible outside the atmosphere, as in this photo. Rocket engines are the dark structures at the bottom center

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  Close-up of the flag, showing washed-out crosshairs

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  Close-up of later generation prints of AS16-107-17446

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  The more famous edited version. The contrast has been tweaked (yielding the "spotlight effect") and a black band has been pasted at the top

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  Animation of the two photos, showing that though Armstrong's camera moved between exposures, the flag is not waving

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In Spanish: Teorías de la conspiración de los alunizajes del Programa Apolo para niños