I just have a hard time believing that we landed on the moon over 30 years ago using computers with as much memory as a simple calculator and also doing so on our 1st try. Nasa scientists say part of the reason
we can't go to Mars right now is because of radiation, yet the moon
should have more of it due to it's closer proximity to the sun..Anyone
that believes that we went to the moon for a fact must also believe
that technology in general has not advanced one bit since the early 70's..
We supposedly went there 6 or 7 times in a row without failure
back then and now we are not able to? LOL. If we truely did go there
I guarentee all of you that we would have build some type of outpost
there, just like we've build space stations..

Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
I just have a hard time believing that we landed on the moon over 30 years ago using computers with as much memory as a simple calculator and also doing so on our 1st try.

How much computing power do you think is needed to land on the Moon?

Nasa scientists say part of the reason we can't go to Mars right now is because of radiation, yet the moon should have more of it due to it's closer proximity to the sun

The distance from the Sun makes little difference. It's the time one stays out in space is the issue. It takes a lot longer to get to Mars then it does to the Moon. Radiation is also a problem for the upcoming Lunar missions, since they plan to stay for much longer periods then Apollo.

Anyone that believes that we went to the moon for a fact must also believethat technology in general has not advanced one bit since the early 70's

Huh? That doesn't make sense...

We supposedly went there 6 or 7 times in a row without failure
back then and now we are not able to?

Look up "Apollo 13". Plus all the other missions had there glitches and problems. And the reason we can't go back right now is because of a lack of money.

If we truely did go there I guarentee all of you that we would have build some type of outpost there, just like we've build space stations

Well that is the plan for the new Lunar missions.

The earth is orbiting the sun at about 400,000 mph. on the way back from the moon, they would have to perfectly align their re-entry into earths orbit. I would believe that would take more computations then a computer with that low of memory could provide.

The comment about technology makes perfect sense. Read it again.
As of right now the US does not posses the techonogly to go to the moon.
Had it costed 50 billion back then it would now cost 5 billion or less. Just
as VCR'S costed $1000+ when they first came out and now they cost $30. get it?

Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
The earth is orbiting the sun at about 400,000 mph. on the way back from the moon, they would have to perfectly align their re-entry into earths orbit. I would believe that would take more computations then a computer with that low of memory could provide.

What kind of computer power do you think is required exactly? Surely you must have some solid numbers if you don't think the Apollo Guidance Computer was enough.

The comment about technology makes perfect sense. Read it again.
As of right now the US does not posses the techonogly to go to the moon.

But they do posses the techonology. It's the money that's required to put it all together that's lacking. Until recently anyway.

Had it costed 50 billion back then it would now cost 5 billion or less. Just as VCR'S costed $1000+ when they first came out and now they cost $30. get it?

It doesn't work like that, sorry. Maybe if NASA continued to use the Saturn V constantly for the past 40 years, you'd see launch costs going down, but since everything is being built from the ground up the costs are still going to be high.

Reality time...

I used to believe the moon landings were hoaxed...however after growing up and reading about diffrent conspiracies and actually understanding how they did it and what they did i can tell you they did land on the moon.

Computer power doesn't really come into the equation as they calculations had in the main been pre done it was just a case of flicking a switch.

NASA had it's budget significantly reduced by the impending research to the shuttle program and the cost of running each shuttle was astronomical the whole idea behind the shuttle was over a peiod of time costs would reduce as it was a reusable craft. the saturn V was tempremental and little more then a giant firework...NASA invested in the correct space program as they were able to build space stations and conduct valuable experiments that will in turn help us to remain in space.

NASA are not faultless and no doubt they do hide things. NASA's budget has took some huge hits in the past 30 years as they have had no real direction from the state and no real goals.... obviously we have goals we could set but WE don't really make the desicions.

NASA have invested heavily in a the new space program with the ARES and will no doubt return man to the moon and if we are lucky we may even see mars landings....but in our live we will only see sample and return missions and robotic exploration. Our great great great grandchildren will see the big advances in space technology and exploration.

We have probably as a civilisation got one more big war to work through then the clean up then the rebuilding of the society and possibly then countries will work on the greates exploration of stars.. globalisation will happen and only then will a united effort to travel the cosmos take place.

The best and most we can do is put the pressure on in the right places to maintain the exsistant space program and to make the right descions so that our future generations will get off this god foresaken rock.

No matter how much we dream and no matter how much we (we being the awakened few like us here on ats) want this to happen so many things in our world remain on the whole a melting pot. There is so much to do down here on terra ferma before governments will really invest heavily in space exploration.

SO here is to the next moon landing and I raise my glass to the future and hopefully for my future generations will benefit from the descions i make so they may one day enjoy what we are so longing for.

regards and best wishes to you all

Hard evidence perhaps not.
The softest of reasoning seems better.

The expectation to drift to the Moon and back is a darn nail bitter.
I don't see anyone surviving that drama.

Going orbit to orbit or de orbit can't compare with getting the
right path for capture on the Moon let alone the Moon de orbit
to landing and then launch from the Moon surface to orbit and
then blasting back to a drift to Earth orbit and then reentry
to splashdown.

All for the first time for everything.
Look to the beginning of the air age and the rocket age and the
satellite launch age.
Littered with numerable complete failures.
The human propensity to failure just makes the Moon scenario impossible.

And we don't hear much from the Moon walkers.
Mums the word.
With possible unforeseen consequences for not going according to plan.

What do we hear after all these years.
There are alien UFOs, we saw them, you betcha.

Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
The earth is orbiting the sun at about 400,000 mph. on the way back from the moon, they would have to perfectly align their re-entry into earths orbit. I would believe that would take more computations then a computer with that low of memory could provide.

The lion's share of the computing was done on earth.

Originally posted by Anonymous ATS The comment about technology makes perfect sense. Read it again.
As of right now the US does not posses the techonogly to go to the moon.
Had it costed 50 billion back then it would now cost 5 billion or less. Just
as VCR'S costed $1000+ when they first came out and now they cost $30. get it?

vcr's cost less because they were (are) massed produced

i really didn't read any reply, just the OP... but can you people STOP talking about this moon landing hoax... there are billion threads about that.... have one thread and talk there.... it's enough isn't it??

and about that "hard" evidence...
i really don't think you have much experience with no atmosphere, moon dust and 1/6 gravity... how can you say than the dust wouldn't stand like that???

furthermore... i suppose you were born after 1969.... cause if you weren't you would know at what stage the computers were at that time... it is as simple as that: it was easier to actually LAND on the moon, than to FAKE it... because computer power was totally insufficent to correct all those pictures, to simulate 1/6 gravity(!!!)....

just think about it... write in that one frea*ing thread!

cheers

Originally posted by Lakini
- USA flag seen flapping in 'apparent' wind

In the TV pictures and the 8mm film camera movies you can see that it is still, not flapping. It has bulges and "dents" in it because it is fabric that is supported by the flag pole itself and a horizontal pole on the top of the flag. Interpreting that to "flapping" is a typical example of applying Earth-based knowledge and experience where it does you no good.

- in a non realesed, unedited photo shows two spot lights which are supposed to be the sun.

Link? Source? Who told you it was non-released and unedited? Did that person have $$$ to make or other personal interest such as selling books or DVDs with this kind of proof? Is this source more reliable than NASA?

- foot prints on the moon are to deep and structured as the moon contains to little amount of water to hold such a shape.

Again applying Earth-based experience wrongly. How soft is the lunar soil compared with Earth? How deep should the footprints be?

Is water or moisture the only way a footprint can hold its shape? On Earth, maybe, because grains of sand are smooth on the surface from blowing with the wind and water and crashing into each other, effectively polishing against each other. On the moon, the "sand" just lies still over millennia, but is bombarded by tiny particles from space, making their edges serrated and jagged. This means they can cling to each other even though there is no moisture.

- vast reports of tv production company in england mgm i think giving us goverment use of studio where astronauts were seen acting out moon landing days before 'launch'

NASA still does this. Before Space Station assembly missions, they practice ("act out") all spacewalks in a huge pool of water (neutral buoyancy (sp?) lab) designed to imitate the conditions of the spacewalk as closely as can be done on Earth. Same thing was done before Apollo missions. They actually rehearsed drilling into the surface, climbing up and down the lander's ladder, planting flags, collecting sampes to know what to do and how to do it on the real Moon.

im sure there are many more if you wish to add you evidence or feel free to contradict.

Done.