You seem to be pretty certain that the moon landings were a hoax. I have always believed it is necessary to have sound knowledge before you can affirm or deny something. This one is a bit tricky however.
We owe virtually all our information about the outer space to the two pioneering countries. For decades, we have watched them launch their rockets, do space walks and perform landings. It is obvious that there may be a dark side to this whole business. Maybe, the landings were indeed faked and this was done at the order or at least with the consent of the government. Maybe, the government thought they were actually doing the landings and were fooled by the NASA. Maybe they actually landed on the moon.
Since all processes seem to get better with time, we might expect that it must have become a lot easier to perform further landings. Now that it has been more than 40 years since the first landing, it would not be inconceivable to have stationary bases on the moon by now. Now that the landing site has also a monumental importance in the history of mankind as it was spelled out Armstrong the astronaut himself, the close ups of this location could have been provided for public view.
These guys brought vehicles to the moon using the technology available to them 40 years ago. This time around, we might expect them to launch a base with docking stations for space craft traffic and a stationary lab. Since it is very easy to land on and take off from the moon, such a base would serve a convenient terminal for sophisticated space missions.
I know these things are easier said than done but denying their feasibility would also mean denying the progressive nature of man. We must be very close to that end. If we are not, there must be something wrong somewhere.
The US used the moon landing as a tool to establish itself as a super power, an omnipotent nation capable of realizing one of the dreams of humanity. There are myriad of consequences which were good for the US and bad for its rivals.
In the end, if all of this was a hoax, it is inevitable that some of this respect will erode and the history will have to be re-rewritten. If you delete this part of the history all that we have will be Russian achievements in space. At least, we believe they are real.
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