Buzz Aldrin lost control when he heard the repeated question, “Have you really been to the moon?” His fist landed on the questioner’s face. “Don’t lead the youth astray” – he proceeded after warning. That incident was in 2002.
Half a century later, the same question is being asked again as NASA tries to put men on the moon again. Even the first rocket of the Artemis mission is delayed, and the old conspiracy theories about NASA are being revived. The launch has been postponed several times. Now NASA says that Artemis-1 will launch into space today. If that fails, they will try again on October 2.
A rocket prepared for bombing took over the sky
Cold War era after World War II. Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. stockpiled large numbers of nuclear weapons and rockets. But it didn’t have to be used. That’s when Russia set out to conquer the skies by upgrading its rockets. In 1957, Russia’s Sputnik went into space. Sputnik 2 also achieved another feat by sending a dog (Leica) into space (Leica did not make it back alive. ). In 1959, a Russian mission reached lunar orbit. Russia’s next record was Yuri Gagarin in space in 1961. The role of the US was that of a spectator. The world judged that their pride was hurt.
U.S. for reply. Headed. It was then that an idea arose in the mind of a general. ‘Bomb the Moon’. With the creation of NASA in 1958, decisions were made by scientists. A decision was made to send men to the moon. President John F. Kennedy announced this. Money flowed into NASA to save pride. In 1966, the US NASA received 4.5 percent of the budget allocation. In today’s calculation, the amount is close to 43 billion dollars (approximately Rs. 3,42,714 crores). On July 24, 1969, Neil Armstrong and his crew landed on the moon in Apollo 11. US Beats Soviet Union in Space Race left behind
No, the U.S. It is a lie!
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were welcomed back from the moon. The U.S. has won the Apollo several times again. Astronauts landed on the moon. A total of six flights, 12 people reached the moon. Dust and rock from the moon reached the earth. They also reached various research institutes.
It was from the US that the conspiracy theory emerged. Doubts were caused by the images of the Apollo mission. After 1972, the US Travelers did not travel to the moon.
The skeptics say
Bill Kessing claims to have secret documents that prove NASA’s claim is a hoax. CIA to kill him. Three attempts were made.
However, those who reject this argument say that the work of four lakh people was behind the Apollo missions. Even the enemy, the Soviet Union, did not deny the Apollo missions. A picture of the Apollo moon landing areas was taken by a NASA satellite in 2011. This was released later. Japan’s space agency JAXA’s satellites also provided images proving the Apollo moon landing. Laser reflectors installed by NASA on the Moon are still operational.
Not going to the moon for half a century?
With the US winning the space ‘war’ The enthusiasm of the administration has waned. Later, the main challenge for NASA was the cost of money. The last spacecraft was Apollo 17 in 1972. Later, the landing of men on the moon was stopped. Instead, it followed projects like Voyager, Juno, and James Webb to explore other planets and the solar system.
NASA also began relying on rovers to study alien planets. Examples of rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity that were launched on Mars. With this, travelers got more opportunities for risk-free learning. The International Space Station has become an excellent research facility.
Artemis
In the last 50 years, all vehicles on Earth have increased in speed. But Artemis is a little slower. The first mission (Artemes-1) traveled with sensors attached to the mannequins. If all goes well, man will set foot on the moon in 2025 with Artemis-3. Although the Artemis-2 mission included humans, they only reached lunar orbit and returned. The journey of 20.92 lakh kilometers will be completed in 42 days. The cost is Rs 7.43 lakh crore.
In 1969, Apollo 11, which landed Neil Armstrong on the moon, took four days, six hours and 45 minutes to reach the moon. But it took more than a week for the Artemis crew to reach the moon. The Orion probe will enter the lunar orbit six days after the start of its journey. Then around the moon for 13 days. The journey back to Earth will be on the 24th day after the start of the journey. Return to Earth on the 43rd day. At some point during its journey, the Orion spacecraft will come within 64,000 kilometers of Earth. With this, the passengers of that spacecraft will get the honor of being the farthest humans from Earth. The probe will reach 100 km close to the moon.
NASA’s next goal is to open a human camp on the moon. Probes that are part of this are under design. NASA is collaborating with the Canadian and Japanese space agencies for a space station in lunar orbit. The Artemis Four mission will mark the launch of the space station.
There was no wind, so how did the flag fly?
The questions of the skeptics were also relevant. Bill Keissing, head of the publication Rocketdyne, was among the first to appear on the scene. Next up was Marcus Allen, who publishes Nexus in Britain.
These were their questions.
The atmosphere on the moon is in name only. However, in the video released by NASA, the US The flag flies.
-The moon gets light only from the sun. But, in the same picture, the shadows are in many directions.
– Since there is no atmosphere, the moon’s sky is illuminated by stars. But there is not even a single star in the Apollo pictures.
-Gravity is very weak on the Moon (Gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s, 9.8 at 1.63 m/s). But travelers travel as if on earth.
– A 16 tonne lander will crash and create a crater. If with the help of rockets, the surrounding dust will be blown away. But there is no such indication in the pictures. Even the images of travelers’ feet are clear.
– The computers used in the Apollo missions were not capable of storing files or analyzing images. Then how exactly was he able to land. Even during the test flight on Earth, Neil Armstrong was unable to land the probe correctly.
– The flag is made of nylon. Nylon will transmit light. It is tied in aluminum pipe. When Pep planted it, it was moving like a spring. That is the secret behind the movement.
– The passengers’ space suit and the lander’s glow will reflect the light. It will change the shadows.
– The moon is light. There is a limit to the light settings on the camera. When focusing on close objects, distant objects appear slightly blurred. The moon landing cameras did not have a viewfinder. They were fitted separately in the space suit. So it was not properly focused. Exposure was also not adjustable.
– Gravity is low. But the travelers were given special training.
– The probe descended slowly. A thin layer of dust particles can be seen in the images.
– Processing took place in mission control.
Tooltip: If you land on the moon directly like on Earth…
What if we landed on the moon without any special preparation? The cost of living air will rise in the first second. However, humans can survive for 15 seconds without oxygen. The body runs on oxygen in the blood. Since there is no atmospheric pressure, the body starts to inflate like a balloon. Nitrogen in the body is mixed with the blood in small bubbles. But the body will not explode. The lungs will be in crisis. Body water evaporates within seconds. The daytime temperature on the moon is 127 degrees Celsius. And minus 173 degrees Celsius at night. This is enough to kill a man in seconds. However, the temperature of the lunar evenings can be tolerated to a certain extent by humans. Even if the temperature is favorable, there is no escape. Earth has a magnetic field to block radiation from the Sun. Not on the moon. Earth has an ozone layer to protect us from UV rays. A meteor shower can occur at any time. There is no atmosphere to save. Moon dust is positively charged. If it gets into the body, it can damage the lungs. The solar wind occasionally hits the moon. Once they hit the body, they don’t last even seconds.
NASA has prepared special suits for Artemis passengers to walk on the moon. Weight is 91 kg. Can walk for eight hours. (Don’t be afraid of the 91 kg weight on the moon. It doesn’t feel heavy because of the low gravity.)
Mathews M. George