If you are one of the many people who believe that America's moon landing in 1969 is fake, you are not alone. I for one, didn't believe it either until recently. The potential of human intelligence is vast, and many only underestimate it.
One reason that made me believe in the moon landing was that after the astronauts returned, they were able to produce dust and rocks extracted from the surface of the moon - these samples were composed of the same elements as those later produced by the soviets with unmanned landings. A small piece of rock was gifted by president Nixon to various countries soon after the completion of the first trip. Among these countries were Russia and China.
The other and the most convincing reason, and the point of this post, is of an element that is embedded in those rocks. This magical element is Helium 3 - a byproduct of the sun's violent nuclear reactions. He3 gushes away from the sun in the form of gas, and when it reaches the earth (you guessed it) it is deflected off our atmosphere, but when it reaches the moon, it is stored on its layered surface. Over the course of billions of years, a rich deposit of this pricey material is available.
Just how pricey? Due to Earth's natural low abundance of He3, a moon rock the size of an unpopped popcorn can buy you 5 extravagant estates in California; I'll leave it to you to imagine the cost of pure He3. Why so pricey? He3 can replace hydrogen in nuclear power plants, this means that the power plants will be 80% more efficient and durable for hundreds of years - in other words, solving the global fuel crisis.
So what does this have to do with whether man landed on moon in 1969?? Well, ok. Here's the part that sounds crazy. Recall in an earlier paragraph when i mentioned that China and Russia also got hold on some moon rocks? Well, the realization of the importance of He3 is almost instant. The desire to control the moon comes the instant right after - because whoever controls the moon controls the fuel for earth, or basically, whoever controls the moon controls earth.
This sounds like some crazy evil villain's super plot in a Marvel comic book, and it practically is. All over the world, leaders of the major powers are gearing up for the second moon race - this time, it isn't just about fame. It is about ultimate domination and survival of human kind.
China, Russia, and the United States have all been preparing for many years. It is not clear who is the real vanguard of the troop, but the launch time have been set to around 2020. This time, man is ready to establish a colony on the moon, and the once so mysterious object in the sky will be under our disposal.
*Note*
There is a movie coming out Nov 2 called "In The Shadow of the Moon" which stars the retired astronauts who once walked on the moon. They recount their experiences from the Apollo mission - this will definitely be very powerful and memorable film.
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He took my younger brother and I up into the 350ft dish and showed us through mission control. He also took us to the Honeysuckle Creek and Orrorel Valley facilities (both closed a long time ago).
The moon landing I watched on television at school, my friends all jealous that I'd had a close-up look at the way things were happening at the time. For me the moon landing was never fake; there were too many people involved in the operation world wide for it to have remained a secret and way too many dollars invested.
Every time now I see Armstrong on television touching down, and I hear his immortal words, I fondly remember being shown behind the scenes at, arguably, the making of history greater even than the death of Michael Jackson.