Like a lot of you, I grew up watching network news coverage of the Apollo moon missions in the late 60's & early 70's. My parents would alternate between NBC, CBS, & ABC's coverage to get different viewpoints from the news anchors.
To be perfectly honest, I don't remember seeing the following as it happened in the summer of 1969. I was 6, after all. However, as we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first men on the moon, let's revisit that historic day. The actual anniversary is this Saturday. Footage comes from NBC and one of their YouTube channels.
In recent times, there has been a bit of a buzzkill from some conspiracy theorists who claim the moon landings were faked. In 2002, Buzz Aldrin, one of the astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission, was confronted by conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel, who insisted Aldrin swear on a Bible that he actually walked on the moon. Aldrin's response was to belt Sibrel in the face...
Unfortunately, Sibrel came away still believing the moon landings were faked and supported by, of all things, the CIA. However, insofar as I know, Sibrel has no evidence, nor do any of the other tin foil idiots, to prove his claims. Guys like him traded in their brains for used tater tots a long time ago.
Look, I watched some of the later missions on TV. This actually happened, despite the claims of Sibrel and his ilk. And you wonder why I have a problem with Birthers, Alex Jones, and other idiots of that stripe......
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