Hoax - [s6e10] Nasa Moon Landing

As the episode wrapped, the team looked at the data. They had recreated the "faked" photos, proved the flag’s movement, and literally touched a piece of human history with a laser beam.

The workshop was humming with a different kind of energy. Adam and Jamie weren't just testing a car crash or an explosion; they were taking on the : the belief that NASA staged the moon landing in a Hollywood studio.

Was the Moon Landing faked? | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Big Questions [S6E10] NASA Moon Landing Hoax

"The truth is," Jamie concluded, "it would have been harder to fake it than it was to actually go."

The following is a story inspired by the , "NASA Moon Landing Hoax," where the team set out to debunk the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the Apollo missions. The Day Science Toppled the Tallest Tale As the episode wrapped, the team looked at the data

"Look at that!" he shouted, pointing at the skewed shadows. "If the Sun is the only light source, shouldn't they be parallel?"

They built a miniature lunar landscape with one primary light source. To their surprise, the uneven topography of the "moon" naturally bent the shadows, making them appear non-parallel just like the Apollo photos. One point for NASA . Act II: The Waving Flag Adam and Jamie weren't just testing a car

They placed a replica flag inside a . On Earth, air resistance makes a flag stop moving quickly. But in a vacuum, without air to provide friction, the flag continued to oscillate for a long time after being touched. The "waving" wasn't wind; it was physics in a vacuum. Act III: The Lunar Footprint