![]() ![]() The idea of putting men in a rocket and shooting it almost 240,000 miles to the moon, and then launching them again to splash back down in the Pacific Ocean safe and sound - well, in 1969 it seemed less like science and more like science fiction.Īfter all, the engineers at Langley had created a massive gantry that simulated lunar landings so realistic that Armstrong would later say that setting down on the moon was precisely like setting down at Langley. To act like it was all a big hoax is disrespectful.”Īt the start, it was perhaps inevitable. I consoled families and tried to console myself. I’ve seen people I know and care about give their lives. “For people to suggest that it didn’t happen is disheartening. ![]() “I think of the people who gave their lives on those space missions,” Melvin said. Melvin - who logged 565 hours in space - finds the very question to be silly (“Of course we did”) and insulting to the memories and the families of the men and women who died in space flight. Retired astronaut Leland Melvin (right) joins author Mike Bara (left) and former FBI agent Chad Jenkins (center) debate and examine various theories about the Apollo moon landings on the Science Channel’s TV series “Truth About the Moon Landing.” ![]()
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