# Apollo was NOT a hoax but, would it have been technically possible to fake the video?

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**Created:** [September 19, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925 "2014-09-19T13:34:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![bizerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925/81 "2014-10-09T16:01:12Z")

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I just finished watching, “Capricorn One” for the umteenth time. But it got me to wondering: How many people would be needed to pull this off? From camera crews to electrical engineers in the control room, I see a minimum of 1000. And every person who they approached on the subject would have to keep mum, even if they refused to participate in the hoax. Even if it were feasible, could 1000+ people keep their mouth shut? Wouldn’t they tell their spouses?

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925/82 "2014-10-09T22:14:29Z")

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Didn’t you just start another thread with the same post?

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**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925/83 "2014-10-09T23:21:33Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> And let’s go back to the traditional answer. If any part of the moon landing was faked, why didn’t the archrival USSR call NASA out on it?

Because they intented to fake their own Martian landing at the time, and hoped for a gentleman’s agreement.

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