I haven't done a "ATS Skunk Works" thread in a while.

Note: I'm writing a fictional short story for our ATS writers forum based on this idea and will be using the feedback and any other pertinent information for the storyline and/or premise...

Let's begin...
I was reviewing some older threads about the KAGUYA (SELENE) Japanese HD moon mission then clicked on a link that lead me to another thread about the "bombing of the moon" by NASA relatively soon after. First off, many were then and still do to this day complain that the Japanese agency hasn't released all they had recorded. I know there is a plethora of available photos {That's not what I'm getting at}

My question is this. Could JAXA and NASA have been involved in a cover up of something that has been known about on the moon since the Apollo era but was of no concern {since no other nation ventured manned landings} to the moon? I'm not talking about photographing or landing probes like the Russians have done but actually stepping foot on it's surface.

Could they have knowing full well that Russia and or China, with it's growing economy and space program. { I wont go into how the Clinton administration turned a blind eye when China was caught red handed stealing sensitive US missile secrets then within a few short years their struggling space program started making advances in leaps and bounds} will eventually make manned trips to the moon?

Could they have tried to head off some discoveries on the moon? KAGUYA was crashed onto the moon then a short time later NASA crashed their own. Now I don't know where these two supposedly crashed but doesn't it seem odd that not one but two closely timed space crafts from Allied nations would within a very short amount of time crash two into the lunar surface?

How about this scenario...

NASA and TPTB knew of a certain {location/find/artifact/coldwar base} etc etc etc that was {explored/excavated/constructed} during the Apollo program or the supposedly secret space program that we have all heard about over the past few decades. Could JAXA have not only done the obvious HD recording of the lunar surface but also had been used to scout out the location to be "Sterilized of evidence" Now, Here is an image from Popular Science March 1970.



Notice the information written on the bottom? Apollo 13. I wonder if there is any correlation between that attempted "bombing" and their accident? Now, I know this is ATS and I probably will have a few well known ATS "Debunkers" riding to the rescue. So, before they come in and attempt their best to ruin my bowl of Cheerios I have to ask. How can we trust either JAXA or NASA and what they say unconditionally?

Keep in mind this forum is for the "Highly Speculative Conspiracy Topics"

Does this sound plausible to you?

Does this sound plausible to you?

Yes it does makes more sense to me than saying the moon landings were "Faked".

Great op Mr. Slayer

Ya sort of goes hand in hand with why we never when back offically that is
Still think they are hiding something up there

I think you are on to something. I've always thought, if NASA doesn't have the shuttles to conduct space walks or whatever else they want to do, and now they have to rely on their allies in order to send satellites or what not to space, wouldn't their allied have the same ideologies, strategies as NASA?

Why would NASA trust another country for their space programs if those countries weren't in on secrets and cover ups?

I wish had that kind of cash and send my own team (with me on it) to the moon and make it a camping ground for a whole month just to find out what's on the other side of the moon!

Great thread BTW!

Why not? Do we actually know about all the space missions? It is plausible that some top secret mission happened and they were covering it up.... Just the initial mission sounded odd.

If it was an artifact, I would think it would be too valuable to bomb. If it can't be removed, I would think (assuming they elect NOT to sabotage China's or whoever else space program) they would bring them into the fold and say "Hey, before you go...umm, yeah, you're going to find a little something something when you get up there. We've been meaning to tell you about it for a while now, but...you know, sh*t happens and then Whitney Houston died and our plate was a little full. But here's what we know. OK then. Have fun, and we'll be watching. Peace out, homies. Oh, and we expect a full report when you return. Laters."

To which China would reply with a phrase that begins with 'F' and ends in 'U.'

I don't know. I would hope that if it was something that didn't belong to us or any other Earth nation, they wouldn't bomb it into oblivion.

Where did the bomb hit?
Is there any images to go over
of the area pre-bombing?

Specific indicators of U.S. human, human-robotic lunar presence, including footprints, rover tracks, etc., although not all anthropogenic indicators are protected as identified in the recommendations.

That is interesting which means no one is allowed to go where the US has been and yet the public doesn't really know everywhere the US has been.

Very plausible..

Actually with this scenario,
there could of been a war on the moon
between who colonizes it first.
The jaxa project already had people
setting up a colony, and somehow this
*crash* had to secure the moon from
kazmakazie maniacs!!

I love it