Never Happened

That's because people who promote the 'moon landing never happened' conspiracy theory in the States get punched in the face. By the astronauts who walked on the moon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wptn5RE2I-k

@Lupius Good. That bible-thumping ignoramus needed a good blow to the head.

@txag70 When he punched the moon-landing denier in the face, the Judge let him off on self-defense. That's as close as a judge can come to saying "Thank you for punching this moron!"

@Lupius I just. Love this. Soooo much.

Fun Fact: Nixon actually prepared a speech for in case Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins didn't make it back from the moon. Really interesting stuff.

@MehMagicWhatever #9624804
Known as the best speech never held.

@MehMagicWhatever For anyone who wants to read it:

https://www.archives.gov/files/presidential-libraries/events/centennials/nixon/images/exhibit/rn100-6-1-2.pdf

@Permutator Oh, thank you! Sorry that I forgot to link it

it would have been impossible to fake it back then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhp-FTYSGe8

@WyattWilliams wow even Russia won't deny it?

@WyattWilliams
I was going to share the same video! I love A.R.E.! ^_^

BUSH DID THE MOON LANDING

VACCINES DID THE MOON LANDING

@millipod GENGHIS KHAN DID THE MOON LANDING

Wow England
Way to make your son feel like you hate him

@kawaii_kitten There's a reason England's children never visit him anymore ...

@PaxRomana truuuuue

@kawaii_kitten ;-;

@KaninNeko o crap

@kawaii_kitten B-but Canada still loves us, Right? ...Right?

@KaninNeko I think so, last I heard your queen was on their money

@KaninNeko don't worry america doesn't hate you guys.......we just have slight resentment....put an american scale on the word 'slight'

@KaninNeko ok no we don't we're glad your gone Nkosi sikelel'Afrika (no offense)

Poor America! D:

But the Soviets say it happened...

I'm not saying that isn't true but I'd really like to see your sources for this information. I can find an article which says 22 million Americans believe they were faked. http://politix.topix.com/story/5398-22-million-americans-believe-the-moon-landing-was-faked And I found an article which says a quarter of the 1009 people surveyed thought they were fake. (If you read the article, it shows it isn't representative of the population whatsoever.) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/5851435/Apollo-11-hoax-one-in-four-people-do-not-believe-in-moon-landing.html That's 252 stupid Brits to 22 million stupid Americans. You do the math...
ETA: OK I decided to come edit this because it sounds a bit like I'm saying 'Americans are more stupid than Brits!' and I'm really not. It's just that American culture tends to be really big on both conspiracy theory and religious fanaticism and they both conspire to make people believe daft stuff like faking the moon landings. Brits just really don't tend to get so worked up about science... (or anything, much!) I'd be astonished if it turned out so many Brits felt this way, and I can't believe it without proof.
ETA2: Right, is THIS what's going on?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/31/13-of-brits-are-gullible-cant-be/#.Vh1tKXpVhBc
I rest my case :p

@Fledhyris I think she meant a higher percentage of Brits than Americans? But yeah, us Muricans are the kings / queens of conspiracy. I'd be surprised if anyone had us beat.

Ironically, the best proof that the moon landing did indeed happen, is that while the technology to send a rocket there DID exist in the 1960s, the technology to accurately fake the photos and video brought back DIDN'T.

(For more specific technical details, try this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWBYAxhH3u4 )

It would be possible to fake it today, with the same kind of movie tech that produces movies like Multiverse of Maddness, but in 1969? Not even close. Go look at a few episodes of Star Trek OS; that's where film technology was at the time.

the moon landings happened