Chase Jarvis writes about Neil Armstrong's 'Inspirational' moon photos

These clowns with their asinine "theories" (each one more half baked then the first, but all almost identical when you look past the surface of them all) won't have the last word, not on my watch.

LONG LIVE SPACE EXPLORATION. LONG LIVE SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY. MAY WE VENTURE TO THE MOON AGAIN!

Well, what can I say... Thank you Chase Jarvis for the tribute to Neil Armstrong, one of the greatest heroes of the 20th (or any other Century). BUT how could you misquote possibly the most famous words of all time??? "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." NOT “It’s a small step for [a] man, a giant leap for mankind.”

This Apollo lunar landing is not the only thing which is fake, other similar government scams which come to mind are the Manhattan project (there are no nuclear weapons), nuclear power plants also (there are diesel generators running inside), computers are also a big scam as is this Internet thingy which actually does not exist either! People are just so gullible!

This Lunar Mission is of great work by mankind.

What is UNFORGIVABLE are the MISSING TAPES.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11_missing_tapes

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Unbelieveable how many people are still making idiots out of them by still saying it has been a fake.

Sorry boys - but grow up...exactly 12 men have been ON THE MOON and all your rubbish talking can't change that.

I agree with what you say, I always wondered why the flag was moving in the vacum of space , maybe thats why Neil Armstrong became a recluse after his "lunar landing".

God bless Armstrong and all his fellows - brave souls that dared to do the unthinkable. For all those who say it was faked I have one reply. Cast your mind back if you were there or read up your history if your too young - American was fighting a COLD war with the Soviets at the time, the World was a very different place, if for just ONE SECOND the Soviets could have proved it all was a faked they would have told the World from the highest mountain ! They would have LOVED to do so. From them - NOT A WORD - all the fakers have come along since and some have made a lot of money repeating their lies. Good people -don't buy their crap. Sorry - America was the greatest nation on Earth and could be again - but guys don't hang about too long. Mars is the RED planet - China would LOVE to get there first !!

This can be regarded as the most expensive journey for a shoot ever. I have one of these pictures on my wall and look at it daily as a source of inspiration of what can be done by man. Long before Obama said "yes we can". My life has been a yes I will and today I look back having worked abroad for 32 years visited 78 countries some like Hong Kong 6 times which from Europe is the other side of the globe but from Abu Dhabi closer. Cape Kennedy was on my list since those days in 69. I also was present when Yuri Gagarin came to the UK in 61 and have the picture to prove it. Like faith you believe if you want, but a famous person has gone like we all will back to dust.

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/iangoddard/moon01.htm

Can the strong believers comment on this? (see link above).

Fake (I consider my self have a doubt about the photo and the technology at that time) or not, this very image create hope and imagination for our children. sending a message that YES WE CAN DO IT, WHY NOT.

That message probably what makes todays invention come to real, who could have known.

who could imagine that you can talk to your hand (while you are walking) and let someone thousands miles away listening to what you have to say.

Brain is such a powerful organs, it need stimulation from the user, and this image might somehow be that stimulant

'Inspirational' is just the exact word that this image provides

All anyone has to do to dispel the flag waving nonsense is go to YOU TUBE! type in Apollo 11 - 16mm film. There is a lengthy 1:30 hr composite film, Fast forward to about the 56min. mark. You will see Armstrong & Aldrin put up the flag and for the next 5-6 min. in the film NEVER DOES THE FLAG MOVE!

All the below goes to show is that a photo in fact proves / disproves nothing...

Свиѓа ми се комбинација од Шведски апарат ,Германски објектив, Американски астронаут и свемирско возило сас Грчко име, дали знае некој филм од кој производител е направен?
(I like the combination of Swedish camera, German lens, American astronaut and spaceship with Greek name, does anyone knows who was the maufacturer of the film on which the most famous photographs were taken?

Good photo from the good ol' times when America still deserved respect.

Long live space exploration! May we venture ever onwards ... Few things give me as much hope for mankind as seeing the lofty heights which we have reached in outer space. There is so much that we don't know... and that we may never know! But, the attempts to discover more of who, why, how, where and what we are, to me, is the most amazing voyage we can take.

My most respected person.

"One small f-stop for man, one decisive moment for mankind?"
The ultimate f8 and be there, I suppose. Not sure about the overall value of the space race for humanity but I certainly respect the men who went there. I remember watching this as an 11 year old and still think it is truly amazing. Looking back at how fragile the lander appears in the photograph and thinking there is probably more computing power in the 'caps lock' key of the computer I am typing this on than on board Apollo 11, it's incredible.

One of the things that impresses me most about Neil Armstrong though is not just this and his general piloting skills and achievements but his quiet humility. It's refreshing, in this day of celebrity posers, to find that in someone who has actually achieved something of note.

I recall watching the landing with my father who inspired my love of photography. As we watching the first images from the moon, my dad commented "why can't they put that technology into small cameras" or something to that effect. I do not recall what my reaction was, but I have never forgotten his vision. He passed away in 1990. The last thing he bought himself before he died was a Nikon FM2. I know that he would be utterly amazed to see how far we have come in the digital age.

The level of intelligence shown by the naysayers on this thread is terrifying. There's no hope if people like this are allowed to go on breeding I fear.

First, all you shadey peole have no idea what you are taking about. Geeeee where are all the stars. Try opening up a few f stops, if you know what that is. My father worked on some of the engines. The 100 lbs control rockets. He would tell you. You do not knew what you are the F^&$!"! taking about. Rember that Neil Armstrong's first words. There was no mention of America. He personally was not in the statement. Just man and man kind. All of these great men where born in 1930. I meet Buzz Aldrin once and got to wear his moon watch for a minute. I am still waiting for greatness from mine and next generations. The greatest generation, maybe, if not one the best. RIP first man from Earth to stand on an other world.

I knew the head of Hasselblad service USA, Karl Claussen for many years as I was working in the field of astronomy. Karl was present at every launch from Gemini through the Moon missions and he personally inspected all the equipment with the astronauts prior to each mission. We used to talk about all of the Hasselblads that had to be left on the moon's surface due to the LEM's limited thrust and fuel. A number of times while working on projects for NASA I had the specially modified Hasseblad bodies marked FLIGHT in my lab. They are ELMs which had sealed DIN power connectors and large paddle shutter releases for use with space suits... and will as etched glass grids that put index marks on the images for determining scale. I later found out from Karl that some of those bodies went to the moons' surface... where they still sit.. along with my very own fingerprints. They will probably sit there long after man has creased to exist on this planet.
No question those missions took place.

I'm glad they took a Hasselblad.

Laughable that on a photography site such as this, people are calling into question the legitimacy of the photos.

It's getting really old, boring and tiring. I can tell you now, if any of these people who claim the Apollo photos were fake based on shadows not lining up would please post some outdoor shots of their own then I can examine them and find shadows "not parallel" and thus claim the photos are fake.

I'm surprised that no-one has yet mentioned the non-black shadows "because everyone knows that with no atmosphere shadows are completely black". Like when Aldrin is "somehow" being illuminated on the LM steps. Sheesh.

Let's put it this way: it would have cost a lot more to stage the whole thing than it actually cost to send men to the moon for real.

I've yet to read a plausable criticism that could lead to doubt. Sure, I agree, don't believe everything the government tells you, but at least don't leave your brain behind when starting on the conspiracy rants about the evidence.

This is a photography site, yet morons here argue faked moon landings and faked photos. JEEBUS!

Look, the shadows all run in general same direction. It's the topography of the Moon that creates undulations and such. Think about it folks, once you impart multiple light sources you will get multiple shadows. You never see such from the moon. The Sun is the only illuminating light source. Now the Moon's soil is reflective and will kick back light onto subjects. Hence the ease of seeing Aldrin for one climb down from the LM in the shadow of the LM. First he's in a white space suit, second the Moon's soil is quite reflective or we'd not see it so bright in our night time sky.

As to flag waving, IT ONLY DOES SO WHEN THE ASTRONAUTS TOUCH OR MOVE IT OR THE POLE! Once it's left alone it comes to a stop and sits as still as if it were a statue.

God I want to punch these idiots in their faces.

And the usual bunch of CONSPIRACY CRETINS infesting this site like a CANCER. Even the Russians, who hated the Americans during the Cold War acknowledged that Apollo 11 HAD LANDED. Get with it MORONS...... The same w*nkers who post that, despite the overwhelming proof that it was Al Qaeda and Saudi money, that 9/11 was an inside job, oh yes and the "chemtrails" and HAARP with a touch of NWO and all washed down by th e Bilderbergers. Meanwhile when the US actually showed the landing site via the lunar orbiters, what did the cretin "truthers" spout...... YESSS you guessed it "PHOTOSHOP" and "that proves nothing".......

I thought NASA recently admit those clear moon landing photos were faked.

Shadow of the flag in one direction and shadow of Buzz in the other? hmmmm
some strange lighting ;)

"For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”"

Or cash in with a blog post with little that isn't already in the news or on wikipedia.

an historical tidbit: all of the main photos (Blad shots) are of Buzz... because Buzz didn't photograph Neil!!! Now when a crapstorm broke upon their return to earth over the lack of shots of Neil on the lunar surface, Buzz said "it wasn't in the photoplan and I wanted scientific material..." only the other astronauts and even flight directors have said otherwise. Sad. Buzz is still my hero... but talk about a missed shot!! The only shot of Neil is the closeup of Buzz... you sell a distorted image of Neil in buzz's mirrored visor.
Rest in peace Neil... you had the true spirit of class and humanity and you are a hero and an inspiration to us all!

Great stuff! Good old Hassy. Was it later that NASA adopted Nikon slrs as their main cameras?