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That has been one of my little favourite things about the whole "fake" debate and the question that goes with it. "How were these instruments placed so precisel
by oldandtired 8y ago
That has been one of my little favourite things about the whole "fake" debate and the question that goes with it. "How were these instruments placed so precisely on the moon, if they weren't put there by a man?"
- Sharlin 8y agoTo be fair, you don’t need a manned mission to install a retroreflector. The Soviet pre-Apollo Lunokhod landers included similar reflectors and they work fine.
- utopcell 8y agoValid point, but with a crucial correction: The Lunokhod landers landed on the moon way after Apollo 11 [1] so they are in no way pre-Apollo. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_programme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_programme
- Sharlin 8y agoOops, right! I read that the Apollo retroreflectors were improved based on Lunokhod experiences and got confused. Presumably the text was referring to the later Apollo 14 and 15 reflectors.