"The truth is," Jamie concluded, "it would have been harder to fake it than it was to actually go."
They built a miniature lunar landscape with one primary light source. To their surprise, the uneven topography of the "moon" naturally bent the shadows, making them appear non-parallel just like the Apollo photos. One point for NASA . Act II: The Waving Flag [S6E10] NASA Moon Landing Hoax
Conspiracy theorists argued that footprints in the dry lunar dust should be impossible without moisture. Adam stepped into a tray of dry, fine-grained lunar simulant in a vacuum. Because the dust was jagged and had nothing to "cushion" it, the footprint held its shape perfectly. No water required. Act IV: The Laser Reflector "The truth is," Jamie concluded, "it would have
They placed a replica flag inside a . On Earth, air resistance makes a flag stop moving quickly. But in a vacuum, without air to provide friction, the flag continued to oscillate for a long time after being touched. The "waving" wasn't wind; it was physics in a vacuum. Act III: The Lunar Footprint Act II: The Waving Flag Conspiracy theorists argued
They aimed for the exact spot where the crew left a retroreflector. Seconds later, a tiny spike appeared on the graph. The laser had bounced off a man-made object on the lunar surface and returned to Earth. Conclusion: Myth Busted
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