My view is that the Apollo astronauts were military men who did their duty—they were told to lie in the name of national security and national honor and they obeyed orders.
Gene Krantz was in on it. There may have been one or two others at Mission Control that knew, but there was no “need to know” for anyone else. They practiced and practiced and practiced with simulations for years, so they were fed “simulated” data and they had no basis for believing it was not legit.
I encourage you to check out the Aulis web page if you are truly interested in pursuing this subject:
https://www.aulis.com/investigation.htm
One book that goes through the “big picture” discussion as well as some of the details is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/One-Small-Step-Great-Dominate-ebook/dp/B07NB2QL13
Most Freepers now understand that .gov lies and lies and lies—but few are ready to think through what that really means.
I “saw” the moon landing on TV as a teenager—and I believed it was real for many many years.
One anecdote I have told here before:
The day after Apollo 11 I was playing golf with my grandmother—she was a former club champion and this was a weekly ritual for us during the summer.
I had just “watched” the “moon landing” on TV the night before and I was thrilled.
At one point I said to grandma—”last night was the most important day in the history of the human race—we just landed on the moon”.
My grandmother was a sweet old lady—never got angry—never raised her voice—until that one moment.
She stared me straight in the eye and said words I have never forgotten:
“Never believe anything you see on TV. We did not land on the moon.”
Of course I thought she was batty at the time...but now I realize she was a lot smarter than I was....
Footnote: Grandma lived to be 106 years old—amazing woman.
Well if your grandma said the moon landings were faked, that settles it for me ! Why didn’t you say so before?! LOL
I’m getting the impression there isn’t anything that could dissuade you. No amount of proof is sufficient.
What is your answer to the lunar surveyor images, clearly showing all of the Apollo landing sites? Are those fake too?
We’re done here I think, there is some sort of mental issue involved, not amenable to facts, logic, or reason. You know, like Democrats.