• Aquilae [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    “We were all there… we were receiving the signals from the Moon, we were seeing the television. To think it was faked is a complete lack of knowledge of the technology of the time.”
    - Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space and the man the USSR chose to lead their own lunar landing attempt.

    If there were even a shred of doubt about the authenticity of the moon landing, the Socialist bloc would’ve be announcing it loud enough for the world to hear.

    • Azrael@reddthat.com
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      2 days ago

      Of course. I’m not denying it at all. It happened. I’m just saying i’m pretty sure the main critique was the technology of the time.