SEAN3513 7 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 well, its the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon the question is, did they really go ????? they havn't been back ??? couple of things to make you think........ you never saw the moon buggies being unloaded from the landing craft ?? and they left them on the moon, if they can be unloaded, surley they can be loaded and brought back?? and neil armstrong released his boots into outer space on the way back to earth............would they not be the most famous boots in the world, a museum piece and priceless piece of history ???? there are lots of theories and "evidence" to say that they DIDN'T go what are your opinions??? all the best sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I like to think they did , i must admit i find the planets in general facinating & theres a man at my work who is in to all this stuff big time he is going to bring me some pics he has taken over the last 40 yrs of what he has done Who watched the sky at night as a kid , i loved it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam s 32 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Its hard though i am not sure whether they went or not there are alot of things to say they didn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertdog 149 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 yep .did, i reckon they did go, if they did,nt well that means we,ve been robbed of childhood history, i can remember making the airfix modle of the luny craft, but what is beyond our system, into infinity, who really knows and are we being watched, im goin to stop there, its gettin a bit spooky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I think they did, but the real question is: How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? ATB Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) I think they went. Why do you think they should of bought the buggie and boots back ? Cost a lot in fuel that does. They went back a few times didnt they ? Apollo 8: launched December 21st 1968. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell & Bill Anders went into lunar orbit. No landing was made (in fact no lunar module was taken). Apollo 10: launched May 18th 1969. Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan orbit the Moon and take the lunar module down to 50,000 feet above the surface in a test flight. Apollo 11: launched July 16 1969. Neil armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins go into lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin land in the Sea Of Tranquility. Apollo 12: launched November 14 1969. Pete Conrad, Alan bean and Dick Gordon go into orbit. Conrad and Bean land in the Ocean Of Storms. Apollo 13: launched April 11th 1970. Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert head out, with Lovell and Haise due to land in the Fra Mauro highlands. An oxygen tank explosion cripples the spacecraft, ruling out a landing. However, the safest way to bring the astronauts back home involves swinging them around the Moon, so all three still get to see the Moon up close. Lovell becomes the first man to see it twice. Apollo 14: launched January 31 1971. Alan Shepard, Ed Mitchell and Stu Roosa go to the Moon, with Shepard and Mitchell landing in the Fra Mauro highlands and carrying out the mission planned for Apollo 13. Apollo 15: launched July 26 1971. Dave Scott, Jim Irwin and Al Worden go to the Moon, with Scott and Irwin landing near Hadley Rille. They spend three days on the lunar surface, and are the first to take the lunar roving vehicle; a small electronic car. Apollo 16: launched April 16 1972. Carried John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly to the Moon, with Young and Duke landing in the Descartes region. Young makes his second trip to the Moon. Apollo 17: launched December 07 1972.Gene Cernan, Jack Schmitt and Ron Evans go up, with Cernan and Schmitt landing in the Taurus-Littrow valley. Cernan makes his second trip to the Moon. Schmitt is the first and only qualified geologist to walk on the lunar surface. So, nine flights to the moon, with two orbital flights, one abortive flyby and six landings. In total 24 men go to the Moon and 12 walk on its surface. Edited July 8, 2009 by Paid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fin and fur 2 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I think they went, question is when will man next step foot on the moon. The cost of getting there with NASA bugetary restrictions, (a result of the current downturn) makes it unlikely in the near future which is a shame. Plus i suppose that now it has been done it will be harder to justify the expense involved in future moon landings to your adverage tax paying American. I think it is probable that any future moon landings will be a collaboration between NASA and some sort of private funding, either way it would be good to see man back on the moon again after such a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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