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- Tanktunker, on 07/08/2009, -15/+242The moon doesn't exist don't believe the MSM lies.
- deeboe, on 07/08/2009, -2/+213Buzz said all he ever needed to say right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOo6aHSY8hU
- mikemehak, on 07/08/2009, -26/+206poor guy, the older he gets, the harder it is to stick to this moon landing conspiracy.
/s - irkalla, on 07/08/2009, -5/+124You forgot to add a "Wake up sheeple!"
- Jaime2000, on 07/08/2009, -3/+117Also, kudos to the police who declined to prosecute him after the guy he punched (Bart Sibrel) tried to press charges.
- holesome, on 07/07/2009, -7/+107FTA:
He has always had problems putting into words the grandeur of that moment 40 years ago. "People want to know what it felt like," he says. "They want us in a few words to generate the enthusiasm that the world had as they contemplated what we were about to do. Well, what it felt like is something that we trained for. We were trying to treat it as calmly as we could and perform to the best of our ability. We tried to repress feelings of exuberance, of disappointment, and be proud and responsible people accomplishing the task that was given to us. That sounds kind of boring. Except that what we did was kind of earth-shaking." - gkiltz, on 07/08/2009, -7/+102There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING degrading or humiliating about being the second man on the moon! Especially when only what? 10 men or less have EVER been there!
Why does a man become an astronaut? To go where no one else has ever gone before! Do what has never been done before!
That's exactly what he did.
Michael Collins, who remained behind in the command module can take solace in the fact that, during the time that Command Service Module swung around the back of the moon, he was, at that time farther from earth than any other man had ever been. Higher, Faster, Farther may be a catch phrase from a mediocre movie, but, like with every occupation, different people enter the business for different reasons. If that really was why he became an astronaut, to fly higher, faster and farther than anyone ever had before, he accomplished it in grand fashion!
There is no dishonor in being the "hang in there and do the actual work" person in anything. Keep this in perspective, and put aside your own megalomania! Someone has to do the les-glamorous parts. In a perfect world, it would be the one whose personality is not as well suited to the limelight. Not everyone can be a public figure, or cares to be. - DeluxeLunchbox, on 07/08/2009, -3/+89ALDRIN PUNCH!
- Falldog, on 07/08/2009, -4/+72They forgot that the initial conversation was censored for US audiences, http://www.imgdump.info/img-the-onion-man-walks-on ...
- jscnet, on 07/08/2009, -12/+75@mikemehak
The Moon Landing wasn't a hoax. Only morons 'believe' such non-sense. I really enjoyed watching Buzz Aldrin punch Bart Sibrel, good times. - Chewie67, on 07/08/2009, -3/+66Balls of Brass.
Strap yourself to a bomb, shoot off into space, and step out of the only 10 feet of safety within a 250,000 miles.
That takes major Brass Balls. - doctechnical, on 07/08/2009, -1/+62The whole moon thing aside, this ***** called a Marine a coward and a liar. Not a good move in any circumstances.
- geesamba, on 07/08/2009, -1/+57That video clearly showed that Buzz was being harassed, he asked him to "please just get away from me", he continued to be harassed, and finally shut him up by bloodying his lip. Don't really know of a judge/jury that would ever side with Bart.
- jiggawatt, on 07/08/2009, -4/+58The same way that after Magellan sailed around the world everyone started doing it, right?
- JinxCrow, on 07/08/2009, -3/+51Doing something extraordinary and going back to the ordinary, yeah that'd be hard on anyone.
- Jaime2000, on 07/08/2009, -0/+48Buzz Aldrin wasn't a Marine; he was in the Air Force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin#Military_ ... - zyklon, on 07/08/2009, -4/+51Your troll powers are weak.
- uruururr, on 07/08/2009, -0/+46very annoying interviewer -- anyone else agree? he kept stepping on buzz's answers, not letting him finish. buzz was saying some very interesting stuff, i dunno why the interviewer was so bloody impatient.
- oldhick, on 07/08/2009, -12/+57Wrong astronaut.
- doctechnical, on 07/08/2009, -0/+44Well I'll be jiggered. I must have been thinking of Glenn. Thanks for the correction.
- Treshnell, on 07/08/2009, -2/+42Because the cameras weren't set for an exposure that would reveal the stars, even if they could have been easily seen. The brightness of the foreground drowns out faint light in the background.
- RogerStrong, on 07/08/2009, -1/+37We haven't gone back because there simply hasn't been any demand to go back.
The big space budgets of the early 1960s were a knee-jerk reaction to Soviet firsts: First satellite, first man in space, etc. At a time when people suddenly realized that nuclear-equipped Soviet bombers and missiles could reach them, seeing that Soviet-made point of light pass over U.S. territory was a Very Big Deal. People demanded the Something Be Done.
But once Gemini got going and the U.S. was visibly ahead, that demand was gone. The space budget was slashed and Saturn V production capped even before the first moon landing. The landings were done with what hardware was already in the pipeline, and the last landings were cancelled.
By Apollo 13 the space program couldn't even get air time on national TV (until the accident.) With no interest from the American people, Congress sent the money elsewhere.
Many people say that if Kennedy hadn't been assassinated, Apollo wouldn't have been cancelled. Being his big legacy is what kept it funded.
There just hasn't been a demand to go back. Which is sad. - duster805, on 07/08/2009, -5/+39For all you conspiracists - please read Phil Plait's debunking of all your theories before wasting space here commenting:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html - phrost88, on 07/08/2009, -1/+33Onion rocks !!!
"Jesus ***** Christ, Houston. We're on the ***** moon." - suburbanWMD, on 07/08/2009, -0/+30So the moral of the story is, even if you're mistaken about what branch of the military the guy is from, it's prolly best not to call him a coward and/or a liar.
- CoreyHalliwell, on 07/08/2009, -1/+31lol Sheeple ***** i was watching some conspiracy videos on youtube and that word comes up so much!
I'd have an easier time believing the theorists/followers if they weren't such pretentious, angy, delusional pricks and could construct a sentence without having a psychotic rage attack. - johncap, on 07/08/2009, -0/+30I think you a verb
- moliver21, on 07/08/2009, -7/+34It's all for you Truman.
...Cue the sun. - RogerStrong, on 07/08/2009, -3/+30>> The only mission they
>> lost all the video to.
You're making that up.
Or wildly misinterpreting some Digg headline which you didn't read the article for. - Zarchon, on 07/08/2009, -0/+27Wow, just wow. Seriously?
- vampireboyy, on 07/09/2009, -1/+27It's like the Army for me. I served for 3 years, and people always ask "What is it like?", "Did you kill anyone?" And ***** man, after so long I just don't tell anyone that I was even in. No one but my battle buddies could ever understand the structure that we lived, and how hard it was to leave and lose that structure. I mean I've been out for two years now and I've suffered depression, mood swings, alcoholism and drug addiction. I can't hold down a relationship for more than 3 weeks without just... feeling alone. And after hearing some of what Buzz had to say, I can whole heartedly understand where the man is coming from.
Everyone on this planet has to glorify what they wish they could be a part of; yet they don't understand that behind the romanticism and fancy titles, it's just a job. We got paid, we trained and worked. But the long lasting emotional imprint that it left on my psyche was something I was never told to expect, nor (at 19) did I think by 24 I'd be a mess. I'm doing better though, lately. Sorry for ranting.
Good article, thanks for sharing. - shadowspawn, on 07/08/2009, -1/+27My dad worked at a company that was subcontracted by NASA and he had to get special clearance for all sorts of ***** (he used to be proud of saying he could see ***** that JFK couldn't). He worked on some sort of heat exchanger for thermal transfer and tested it on a scale model of the orbiter, and yea, that part of Armageddon where NASA just takes patents is true, but he told me he was proud to be on the team for the design of some canister that was the size of a big cooler but was really really important.
I don't know if it was fake or not. I wasn't there. I believe we landed, just for my own little insignificant experience that was passed down during family reunions or when my dad got presents from NASA, even if it was just little parts of something like a gasket or a titanium bolt or finned tube that I don't even know what it went to anymore but was on something he helped design and went into space. I don't see why they went through the trouble of doing that if it was only a hoax. - inactive, on 07/08/2009, -5/+30No one of any importance.
- rlbond86, on 07/08/2009, -0/+25Why didn't the Soviets point this out to the world? Imagine how the cold war would have went if the USSR proved that we LIED about going to the moon? Ridicule, shame, and more followers of communism. The Soviets had everything to gain by proving us wrong, but they never did. Why is that? That's the ultimate proof that we got there.
- rlbond86, on 07/08/2009, -2/+26Yes, the moon landings were faked. That's why the Soviets proved it to the world and subsequently won the Cold War with everyone laughing at America.
Oh wait, no they didn't. Despite having everything to gain, the Soviets never even claimed the moon landing *might* be fake. Do you think they had hundreds of people desperately checking if it was real? Or that they just believed the US? - inactive, on 07/08/2009, -1/+25I think there's some sort of probe/satellite that's going to be taking photos of the landing site on the moon soon. You'd think that'd kill the conspiracy a bit, but probably not. It'll be cool anyway.
- MatlasK, on 07/08/2009, -7/+31Some would say that the Earth is our moon...but that would belittle the name of our moon, which is 'The Moon.'
- inactive, on 07/08/2009, -11/+34Buzz is the man!
We may not have been back to the moon in 4 decades, but there's certainly no shortage of conspiracy moon-bats back here on earth. I predict their immanent arrival, armed with ridiculous arguments, bad physics and clad in suits of aluminum! - inactive, on 07/08/2009, -2/+25Is that what the moon conspiracy theorists do? Is "the moon landing was faked" part of their bedtime prayers?
- lcarsdeveloper, on 07/08/2009, -0/+23Wow, there's actually a sane rational person on Digg? Who would have thought? :)
I completely agree with everything you just said. I think Michael Collins is just as brave and heroic than Armstrong and Aldrin, they all put their lives on the line and that's worth celebrating.
(I did laugh at the Reptilian People comment above though) - twohoundogs, on 07/08/2009, -1/+23You know damn well they'll scream photo shop.
- mwilhelm, on 07/08/2009, -2/+24So the laser ranging reflector array they planted to bounce lasers off the surface and measure the effects of gravity was just a natural occurrence?
- Axeman20, on 07/08/2009, -1/+22The Moon is ten times higher than the Van Allen radiation belts. The spacecraft moved through the belts in just 30 minutes, and the astronauts were protected from the ionizing radiation by the aluminium hulls of the spacecraft. In addition, the orbital transfer trajectory from the Earth to the Moon through the belts was selected to minimize radiation exposure. Even Dr. James Van Allen, the discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belts, rebutted the claims that radiation levels were too dangerous for the Apollo missions. Dosimeters carried by the crews showed they received about the same cumulative dosage as a chest X-ray or about 1 milligray. Plait cited an average dose of less than 1 rem, which is equivalent to the ambient radiation received by living at sea level for three years.The spacecraft passed through the intense inner belt in a matter of minutes and the low-energy outer belt in about an hour and half. The astronauts were mostly shielded from the radiation by the spacecraft. The total radiation received on the trip was about the same as allowed for workers in the nuclear energy field for a year.
- noahhoward, on 07/08/2009, -2/+23If we faked it why didn't the Russians expose it instead of suffering the embarrassment and the loss?
Or am I to believe that the Russians were in on it? - rocknog, on 07/08/2009, -3/+24The thing about conspiracy theories is, they aren't falsifiable. Because the claim is that the facts themselves are being manipulated, any new evidence against the conspiracy theory could also be a manipulation. So, new photos are useless because they could be photoshopped.
- klitzbtc, on 07/08/2009, -0/+21http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKedyQQkZQ
"What happens if they went in winter, when the Sun is cold?" - inactive, on 07/08/2009, -2/+22The probe/satellite is fake too. /s
- exscape, on 07/08/2009, -2/+22@jscnet: "/s" means "end of sarcasm".
- SteelChicken, on 07/08/2009, -5/+25You cant have a Buzz Aldrin article without watching him punch some moonbat in the face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOo6aHSY8hU - zyklon, on 07/08/2009, -3/+22Also, moonbat would be appropriate here I think.
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