Images of Apollo Landing Sites Soon Available

eric.brasseur writes "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has entered lunar orbit in perfect shape. From a height of 50 km, it will image the Moon in high resolution. The hardware left by the Apollo missions will be clearly visible. The Soviet automatic probes will also be photographed. Previous best images were made by the Japanese probe Kaguya and showed a white patch where the dust had been blown away by the blast of the LM engine."

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Re:pics and it still didn't happen

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but we have to at least admit that all of the authoritative statements that *prove* we went to the Moon come from people that continue to lie to us to this very day.

All you really need to know as proof is that the Russians canceled their lunar program. They would never have done so if they had even the slightest idea that the landings were faked.

One could just as easily conclude that the Russians canceled their lunar program because they realized they could never disprove the U.S made it to the Moon. Their protestations could of had less credibility on a global stage and may have backfired. They may have decided to take the considerable sums of money and put them toward other uses more profitable strategically.

That's the great thing about the Moon landing arguments. You can't really PROVE we made it the Moon. Not really. Only statements from NASA and the U.S government, which you could say is hearsay. We know they could have made the videos if they wanted to. If we are absolutely fair and assess all the evidence, there is no DIRECT proof that we ever made it the Moon at all. I would not say the Moon rocks are proof either. Scant few have ever even held one, much less performed scientific tests to conclude it was from the Moon or had distinct features not found in other rocks on Earth.

It really could have just been propaganda.

My real question is... Who really gives a shit? If it's true, that's wonderful. Man made it to the Moon. If it's false, then it was wonderful propaganda and served as inspiration to the world to achieve their dreams.

Makes no difference to me either way. I am open to either possibility since I can step back and realize that the information from both sides lacks credibility with me. Do I TRUST NASA? We know they already have policies to keep information from the public under certain conditions and do answer the government in most cases. Do I TRUST the Moon Landing Skeptics? Not really. They have never provided real evidence for their arguments either.

My paranoia and distrust of the U.S government has more to do with tangible and provable events such as the Tuskegee experiments, the Japanese Internment camps, The War on drugs, Wars of aggression in which coincidentally well placed companies become insanely rich, Human Rights violations at Guantanamo, The Patriot Act, DHS abuses, Telecoms handing over our phone records, Missing White House emails, Soldiers forced to take "preventative" shots that may have lead to worse conditions than they were trying to prevent, the incessant move to watch absolutely everything in real time, track everyone and everything, and the complete loss of the rights to privacy and anonymity....

It's funny that all the Moon Landing nuts take away all the credibility of the people stating the U.S government is going Totalitarian Fascist, when they have no proof of their arguments either way, and the rest of us have butt loads of proof about the U.S progressively, PROGRESSIVELY violating our civil liberties at will......