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SURELY man didn't really land on The Moon? It was 1969 fgs, they didn't even have remotes without wires...

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WideWebWitch · 27/11/2006 19:11

We watched Independence Day last night (I like it and Bill Pullen as pres) and Dh and I agreed that surely the moon landings were a hoax. In 1969 there were no mobile phones, cds, remotes without wires, all sorts of other technologically advanced stuff. Computers were massive things with TAPES.

Surely we didn't really land on The Moon? Or am I being completely naive/stupid/technologically dense?

If we did, someone please explain HOW we did it with 1969 technology. TIA.

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janinlondon · 28/11/2006 13:08

Why do peopole seem to think it never happened again? As SG points out, they've been six times now?

NotQuiteCockney · 28/11/2006 13:12

Wait, are we pretending we believe space and the moon really exist now? I'm getting confused ...

GeorginaA · 28/11/2006 13:24

janinlondon: I read the "didn't go back" as since the apollo missions. The apollo missions stopped, they were too expensive, there was no push to keep doing them (as they'd achieved the goal of beating the USSR and there was nothing of financial interest up there). Far better to spend the money on technology to get satellites up etc.

Lots of scientists would love to go back to the moon - it seems to be low on the agenda at least for NASA though

FioFio · 28/11/2006 13:28

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GeorginaA · 28/11/2006 13:45
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cheeryface · 28/11/2006 13:48

i must be a bit of a dumbo then, i asssumed that because i was told man landed on the mooon they just did, never even questioned it

southeastastra · 28/11/2006 13:58

what's the cassini project fio, is your dh a boffin?

edam · 28/11/2006 13:59

If WWW was right, the person who made up the embarrassing mistakes in space exploration, like losing the Beagle thingummy on Mars, is a genius double-bluffer and master of spin who could teach Machiavelli a thing or two.

FioFio · 28/11/2006 14:01

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southeastastra · 28/11/2006 18:01

wow that's a bit impressive fio (trying to sound like i really know what it's about)!

paulaplumpbottom · 28/11/2006 18:01

FIOFIO am so jealous of your husband. I think the pictures from cassini are amazing. Have you seen this months National Geographic? Makes the beautiful images I get from my telescope look rather pokey.

FioFio · 28/11/2006 18:05

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Pann · 28/11/2006 18:11

Edam. Are you Mrs Moon, by any chance. Did you see any funny looking blokes wondering round about 40 years ago????

paulaplumpbottom · 28/11/2006 18:13

Why wouldn't they talk about it. It was a very important mission. Hugely successful and continues to be so. The Hydgens probe was probably the most exciting for me though. They had been waiting for a peak through those red clouds since Voyager.

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NotQuiteCockney · 29/11/2006 20:22

MrNQC here - This whole thing annoys me so much I have to post. It is just totally ignorant and foolish.

The first wireless tv remote was invented in 1955 by Eugene Polley for Zenith and was called the "Flash-matic". Within a year it was replaced by the upgraded "Zenith Space Command" invented by Dr. Robert Adler - a remote so advanced it didn't need batteries. Inside the transmitter were four lightweight aluminum rods that emitted high-frequency sounds when struck at one end. Each rod was a different length to create a different sound that controlled a receiver unit built into the television.

The greatest minds of a generation put all their efforts into reaching the noble goal of letting you sit on a sofa and change channels without getting up - I think they deserve a lot more respect than people calling their success into doubt and pretending it never happened!

pointydog · 29/11/2006 20:33

soo.... you think they landed on the moon then mrnqc?

paulaplumpbottom · 29/11/2006 20:34

Very well put MrNQC

edam · 29/11/2006 20:38

LOL Mr NQC!

And LOL Pann too. No, I'm not Mrs Moon and the only odd man I've seen wondering around in my vicinity is Mr Edam, bless him.

NotQuiteCockney · 29/11/2006 22:39

MrNQC here again - I'll get in trouble for using this account so I hope this helps.

I not only believe in wireless remotes in the '50s, I also know that the moon landings happened.

Imagine for a moment that they didn't. Given the USSR had a large number of high ranking spies within the US, and clearly were stealing NASA information left, right and centre. Does this look familiar to anyone? Plus they had the telescopes, radar and radio interception equipment to validate the launch, transfer, landing, communications and return of Apollo.

So, if it was a fake and huge one in the eye for the USSR, don't you think the Soviets might have mentioned if they had the slightest doubt?

Pann · 29/11/2006 23:02

Spaceba, tavarisch!!

Mirage · 30/11/2006 08:25

Mr Mirage,who is a space bod,says that that when man landed on the moon,they left laser reflectors there.These are used to reflect ground based laser beams & are used to measure the distance of the moons orbit.

So if man didn't land on the moon,how did they get there.

He agrees with GeorginaA,there is nothing difficult about rocket science.

Mirage · 30/11/2006 08:27

Ha,dh is having dinner with 5 astronauts tomorrow night-I might print off this thread & get him to show them.

southeastastra · 30/11/2006 10:58

is he mirage? are you in the uk? i didn't think there were many here get him to show them the thread! oooh i'd love to have dinner with astronauts

RubberDuck · 30/11/2006 11:08

Did anyone hear the interview with Stephen Hawking on Radio 4 this morning? It was awesome - really brought back for me the excitement I felt about science as a kid. I've become old and jaded now