The conspiracy theory behind one famous voyage. By Tara Abell
On 20th July 1969, television sets were tuned into a historic event. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, had announced that a spacecraft carrying US astronauts was going to land on the moon. And that night, millions of people saw Neil Armstrong take his first steps in space. Armstrong got out of the spacecraft Apollo 11, touched the ground of the moon and said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” We know this really happened... or did it?
A conspiracy theory has existed since the night of his lunar landing. Armstrong’s achievements were considered spectacular, but people wondered if it really happened. Many people believe that the scene on the moon wasn’t real. Some groups thought it was a ploy to give the US an advantage over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Rumours buzzed throughout coffee shops, street corners, and newspapers, but it soon died down. People eventually accepted it as a rumour and moved on with their lives.