re: Weren't we supposed to be on the moon again* by now?

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1.) It wouldn't have been *that difficult* to fake then.

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Okay. Why did they "fake" Apollo 1, then?

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2.) It would have been very difficult for regular people to disprove back then.

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But, not scientists in Russia, Switzerland, China, etc., right?

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3.) The US would have the motive, means, and opportunity to fake it then.

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This isn't evidence of anything. This is a truism.

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4.) Based on current tech, it almost seems impossible on tech from then.

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No. What you're mistaking is capability versus logistics. In order to go to the Moon, a massive infrastructure was built over the course of a decade. Personnel, engineers, manufacturing, communications, command and control, etc., all had to be in place to perform those missions. All that was scaled way, way back in the shuttle era and even then, cost was an overriding concern.

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5.) Based on current tech, it would be very difficult to safely fake again today and not be disproven.

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Wait, so what has changed on the "not be disproven" front today? Filmmaking technology has advanced beyond the dreams of Kubrick.