The Moon Hoax?: Conspiracy Theories on Trial

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This book is about the American moon-landings - and about the doubts expressed ever since concerning the reality of these landings. Were the images of men on the moon really just a huge and cleverly executed hoax? Eversberg explains the best-known claims and conspiracy theories, and analyses the evidence with the help of detailed full-colour images, as well as numerous film documents that can be accessed directly from the book. He addresses both the persistent older claims and more recently devised doubts. The book will inform and entertain a wide range of readers interested in space exploration and tells a gripping story covering physics, politics and history. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Prologue: The Conspiracy of the Faked Moon Landings (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 1-4 Russians, Rockets, and Election Campaigns (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 5-17 Proof I: The Dilemma (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 19-21 Stars are Missing in the Sky (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 23-30 But Look! The Flag Flutters! (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 31-35 A Lamp: Oblique Shadows (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 37-42 Manipulation of the Pictures (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 43-49 Is Everything in Slow Motion? (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 51-56 Telescopes Can See Everything (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 57-61 Warning! Hazardous Radiation! (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 63-67 Too Hot, Too Cold (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 69-72 The Lander’s Exhaust Plume and Its Crater (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 73-77 Anything Else? (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 79-101 Proof II: Rocks, Photos, and Stars (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 103-121 What Can We Learn? (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 123-136 Technology, Money, and the Return to the Moon (Thomas Eversberg)....Pages 137-147 Back Matter ....Pages 149-169