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Originally posted by soulwaxer
I don't have an opinion on the moon hoax theories since I haven't studied them, but looking at this picture of the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover kind of made me scratch my head:
It looks like someone built that from scraps found in the back of their garage for a 6th grade science project that got started way too late. Like in the last couple of days before take-off, NASA said, "Oh yeah, that's right, we're gonna need a little buggy to cruise around in. You wanna give it a shot Jimmy? You got 48 hours!"
You would think that if they could build the rocket that carried it all the way to the moon, they could have done a better, more reliable design. That thing looks like parts of it have been taped together using regular box tape, and you could get your million dollar space suit snagged on it, tearing parts off of it getting in and out... Oh, and look at the wiring!
A regular bicycle was designed 10 times better back then.
soulwaxeredit on 28-11-2012 by soulwaxer because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by hidden0
Umm...I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble here, but if nobody ever has visited the moon, then who put these mirrors there?
Mirrors On Moon
These mirrors exist - and you can personally prove it.
This is a clip from Big Bang Theory (I occasionally watch the show), skip to 1 minute 50 seconds.
Given the correct equipment, you can provide yourself absolute proof that somebody put that mirror there....why not the people who claim they did it?
It was built for functionality and practicality, not to look pretty for the camera. This would be like asking us why we designed a crappy square looking space ship instead of the Enterprise, it'd be because building a Enterprise for space travel would be impractical. It's not needed. We won't be flying around in space like we see in Star Wars or Star Trek like we're flying around on Earth. It'll be up down left and right due to being space. Our last gen of spacecraft only had the appearance they did because they needed to be able to fly somewhat to land back on Earth. In the future, if/when we build spacecraft in space, those craft will look nothing like we've seen before. Look at the space station. It's not pretty in the least but it gets the job done.
Originally posted by soulwaxer
I don't have an opinion on the moon hoax theories since I haven't studied them, but looking at this picture of the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover kind of made me scratch my head:
It looks like someone built that from scraps found in the back of their garage for a 6th grade science project that got started way too late. Like in the last couple of days before take-off, NASA said, "Oh yeah, that's right, we're gonna need a little buggy to cruise around in. You wanna give it a shot Jimmy? You got 48 hours!"
You would think that if they could build the rocket that carried it all the way to the moon, they could have done a better, more reliable design. That thing looks like parts of it have been taped together using regular box tape, and you could get your million dollar space suit snagged on it, tearing parts off of it getting in and out... Oh, and look at the wiring!
A regular bicycle was designed 10 times better back then.
soulwaxeredit on 28-11-2012 by soulwaxer because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jimmyx
Originally posted by soulwaxer
I don't have an opinion on the moon hoax theories since I haven't studied them, but looking at this picture of the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover kind of made me scratch my head:
It looks like someone built that from scraps found in the back of their garage for a 6th grade science project that got started way too late. Like in the last couple of days before take-off, NASA said, "Oh yeah, that's right, we're gonna need a little buggy to cruise around in. You wanna give it a shot Jimmy? You got 48 hours!"
You would think that if they could build the rocket that carried it all the way to the moon, they could have done a better, more reliable design. That thing looks like parts of it have been taped together using regular box tape, and you could get your million dollar space suit snagged on it, tearing parts off of it getting in and out... Oh, and look at the wiring!
A regular bicycle was designed 10 times better back then.
soulwaxeredit on 28-11-2012 by soulwaxer because: (no reason given)
if anyone here on ATS believes we went to the moon...they need to use the search button for a few days...there is so much eividence, in so many threads, completely trashing NASA and the entire moon program.
i'll pick at just the foto in this post:
1....where are the large battery packs needed to get this rover and the men around for hundreds of yards, and several excursions??
2....since they had to use batteries, did they have huge extra ones on the lander?...or did they have a charger?
and how would the charger work ? there are no elctrical plugins on the moon.
3....where are the tire tracks in back or in front of the tires?, you can clearly see the footprints, so you know it is a soft, dustlike portion of the ground.
Power was provided by two 36-volt silver-zinc potassium hydroxide non-rechargeable batteries with a capacity of 121 A·h each (a total of 242 A·h), translating into a range of 57 miles (92 km).[15] These were used to power the drive and steering motors and also a 36-volt utility outlet mounted on front of the LRV to power the communications relay unit or the TV camera. LRV batteries and electronics were passively cooled, using change-of-phase wax thermal capacitor packages and reflective, upward-facing radiating surfaces. While driving, radiators were covered with mylar blankets to minimize dust accumulation. When stopped, the astronauts would open the blankets, and manually remove excess dust from the cooling surfaces with hand brushes.
The wheels were manufactured by General Motors Defense Research Laboratories. Ferenc Pavlics was given special recognition by NASA for developing the "resilient wheel.[20] They consisted of a spun aluminum hub and a 32 inches (81 cm) diameter, 9 inches (23 cm) wide tire made of zinc-coated woven 0.033 inches (0.84 mm) diameter steel strands attached to the rim and discs of formed aluminum. Titanium chevrons covered 50 percent of the contact area to provide traction. Inside the tire was a 25.5 inches (65 cm) diameter bump stop frame to protect the hub. Dust guards were mounted above the wheels. Each wheel had its own electric drive made by Delco, DC series-wound motor capable of 0.25 horsepower (190 W) at 10,000 rpm, attached to the wheel via an 80:1 harmonic drive, and a mechanical brake unit.
Originally posted by kurthall
This has been done to death....I suggest you check out Fact or Faked...They did a show on the moon hoax, and proved that it could NOT have been faked. Why part one is not there I have no idea, but this show is also available on Netflix. www.youtube.com...
www.youtube.com...
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We went to the moon my friend...Sorry.
Originally posted by Fr3bzY
One light source means all shadows should be uniform (that means all shadows should face same direction) ...yet they are not...
or are you gonna blame lens distortion for that ?
lol
Originally posted by eriktheawful
reply to post by Fr3bzY
Actually:
You've put your red lines in the wrong places for the shadows.
Originally posted by seabhac-rua
reply to post by Fr3bzY
Rest your case if you like.
There is nothing unusual about that picture. I'll say it again, if two light sources were being used for that scene, both the flagpole and the astronauts each should have two shadows. Your picture demonstrates that there is one light source...the sun. Fail.
Originally posted by DEV1L79
, they can take pictures of a single moon rock using telescopes.