[Golden Eagle]

Once the LEM and capsule escape the Moon’s weak gravitational tug the ride is basically all downhill to Earth requiring no fuel.

Thanks for the detailed listing of the theories, which I am familiar with. But ~20% of the Earth’s gravity can’t be taken for granted. And 250,000 miles is a log way to travel with no fuel, whether there’s gravity or not.

[kosciusko51]

Again, not as much mass to send back, and the escape velocity from the moon is significantly less than earth’s escape velocity. So far less fuel needed.

[Campion]

And 250,000 miles is a log way to travel with no fuel, whether there’s gravity or not.

There was fuel on the service module, but they only needed it to get out of lunar orbit and do small course corrections. You do understand that there is no drag in space, and the moon, the earth, and the planets travel essentially forever in their orbits with no fuel!

[Charles Martel]

And 250,000 miles is a log way to travel with no fuel, whether there’s gravity or not.

No fuel? You need to revue the specs of the Apollo Command and Service Module.

[Pelham]

“And 250,000 miles is a log way to travel with no fuel, whether there’s gravity or not.”

.... because no doubt they have to spend fuel combating wind resistance and friction and stuff in the vaccuum of space. Right?

I’m certain that your theories about travelling to the Moon must be a whole lot more entertaining than the boring old ones from physics class.