# Did they ever land on the Moon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 10, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229 "2002-07-10T12:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![taklon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@taklon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taklon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/1 "2002-07-10T12:03:53Z")
I just saw part of a TV show about conspiracies. This show was about whether or not The Americans ever landed on the Moon. It also said that 20% of Americans don’t think there ever was a landing. So, while I personally do believe there was a landing, how many people don’t? ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/2 "2002-07-10T12:07:53Z")
Will this topic land in IMHO? ---
**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/3 "2002-07-10T12:16:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by taklon \* > \*\*So, while I personally do believe there was a landing, how many people don’t? \*\* As per the last census, the figure stands at 145,376,098. Seriously, I watched the documentary too. I believe there was a thread on these boards when this originally aired in the US last year. In my opinion, all of the ‘conspiracy theories’ presented in the show are easily explained, except the bit about the crosshairs. What was up with that? ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/4 "2002-07-10T12:18:03Z")
[Bad Astronomy](http://www.badastronomy.com) has [this page](http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html) which has lots of good stuff about the show. A little way down the page it says there the number is nearer 6% and quotes this for Gallup (the pollsters) web page … > [@](#): > > Although, if taken literally, 6% translates into millions of individuals, it is not unusual to find about that many people in the typical poll agreeing with almost any question that is asked of them – so the best interpretation is that this particular conspiracy theory is not widespread. ( That page is [here](http://www.gallup.com/login/?URL=/poll/releases/pr990720.asp) I think, but is premium content and you have to subscribe ) SD ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/5 "2002-07-10T12:27:21Z")
**taklon** I can’t answer your question as to how many actually believe this but here’s a site which you may find interesting.[Bad Astronomy:Yes, We Really Did Go to the Moon!](http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/apollohoax.html). You will also find a lot of threads about this subject on the boards if you search. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/6 "2002-07-10T12:28:41Z")
Drat. Somebody was talking to me and I didn’t hit submit. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/7 "2002-07-10T13:16:14Z")
It’s clear to me that a moon landing would have been impossible; the landing jets would have melted the cheese, causing the vehicle to sink into the surface. Case closed. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/8 "2002-07-10T13:50:54Z")
Yeah but the price of cheese dropped dramatically after the astronauts returned. What more evidence do you need? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/9 "2002-07-10T14:03:54Z")
But, cheese must be _scliced_ before it is consumed. So the \*real question is:\ ***Who Cut The Cheese?** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/10 "2002-07-10T14:05:13Z")
I meant “sliced”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/11 "2002-07-10T14:09:20Z")
Frankly, the NASA claims that the lunar surface is composed of rocks and dust is just too ridiculous to spend any time debunking; they _had_ to say it was like that to get around the melting problem, open your eyes! the moon is made of cheese, there’s no evidence for this, but it’s a fact, anyway, why would there be any dust or rocks on it? - Nobody that I asked had any satisfactory answers to this question. If you still need convincing, just watch [this](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0104361) video (if you can get your hands on it before NASA sweeps it under the carpet, they have already tried to suppress it, although you won’t hear about that in the newspapers, or from any other reputable source, but it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/12 "2002-07-10T14:33:01Z")
Faked, indeed. I have here [actual photos](http://www.meliessj.com/) of the takeoff and moon landing which cannot possibly have been faked! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/13 "2002-07-10T15:09:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > It’s clear to me that a moon landing would have been impossible; the landing jets would have melted the cheese, causing the vehicle to sink into the surface. “[crackle] Houston, we have fondue.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/14 "2002-07-10T15:24:00Z")
“That’s one small stilton for man, [crackle] one giant Leerdammer for mankind” ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/15 "2002-07-10T17:37:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beastal \* > \*\*In my opinion, all of the ‘conspiracy theories’ presented in the show are easily explained, except the bit about the crosshairs. > > What was up with that? \*\* Here’s the explanation for the [crosshairs](http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html#crosshairs) from the Bad Astronomer himself. Seems pretty clear to me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/16 "2002-07-10T20:14:41Z")
I appeciate the comments! This question appears on SDMB about once a week. Use the search feature and you’ll find lots of threads. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/17 "2002-07-10T21:29:31Z")
I’ve seen proof that even rocket motors won’t significantly damage the cheese. [A Grand Day Out](http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/films/agranddayout/index.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/18 "2002-07-10T21:43:35Z")
The Moon is NOT made of cheese an I can prove it. If it was, the turtle that supports the Earth on its back would have eaten it! Everyone knows turtles are suckers for cheese balls. ---
**Author:** ![dylan\_73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dylan\_73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dylan_73)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/19 "2002-07-10T22:10:36Z")
Actually, close scientific examination of [these pictures](http://brainsluice.tripod.com/moonlanding.html) shows that the landing was clearly faked. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229/20 "2002-07-10T22:58:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Padeye \* > \*\*I’ve seen proof that even rocket motors won’t significantly damage the cheese. [A Grand Day Out](http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/films/agranddayout/index.shtml) \*\* Ah, yes, well, but… \Oooh, look, Elephants! \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-land-on-the-moon/118229.md?page=2)