Buzz Aldrin tells an eight-year-old girl the truth about the moon "landings"

in #apollo117 years ago (edited)

It's tough to lie to a little kid, or one is possibly feeling too guilty at lying for so long, or tired of it all. Or maybe he thought nobody would pay attention. A key and telling snippet from a longer Q+A session with a child.

Our main man Buzz should have borrowed a line from the Grinch (Who Stole Christmas) and his encounter with Cindy Lou when caught out.

The moon and Apollo series missions / landings therein are just a small part of a MUCH greater fabrication and deceit on humanity. The rabbit hole goes deeper than just this facet. You can sort it all out if you're willing to spend the time. A future TSTDWYTKAD topic.

"Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement."
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Californication song (1999)

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Increasingly common for such truth nuggets to get taken down / censored, so here's another copy of the same snippet