lol...I do think we went to the moon (once maybe twice
) but in all honesty this "missing tapes" issue sure casts an air of suspicion on the whole period. I mean really, how could you lose one of the most important film archives in mankind's short history? And once again it's the kind of footage that could end a lot of speculation but has conveniently fallen through the cracks. Are they scared we would find I-beams and hanging studio lights in the high resolution footage Personally I think that the cold war competitive rush to get to the moon prompted NASA to take a few "short cuts" in order to convince the world of their technical superiority. We may have gone there after that but you have to ask yourself why it is taking us so long to return. More importantly why is it that when the subject is brought up with NASA it's always 20-25 years away? Original JFK challenge date in 1961 to 1968 lunar orbit. 7 short years starting from absolutely nothing. We did it then why the hell is it taking so long to do it now with all of our advances. And don't tell me there's no good reason to go there, there are mineral resources, Helium 3 sitting on the surface, not to mention the opportunities for solar observation in a pristine environment...and don't forget about a staging point for a future Mars mission. It all stinks to high heaven to me.
But then again I'm a bit of a conspiracy buff if you hadn't guessed