Moon landing a hoax?

Somehow it's not surprising 35% of Brits think the moon landing was a hoax. No--this has nothing at all to do with the fact they're British, just that they probably haven't been to Cape Canaveral in Florida, and seen all the old hardware on display there.

Trust me, no one would build that much really huge and really expensive stuff for no reason at all. Launch pads, control rooms, assembly building, ginormous crawlers. I could go on and on. It's all there for anyone to see, and I've seen it.

Now, I watched the moon landing on TV (the Neil Armstrong one, back in 1969), and I'm pretty damn sure it was real. Particularly when you connect the images from then with the reality we still have, now. It all fits into a nice, continuous stream. It's an amazing achievement for us--mankind. Truly one of our finest moments, particularly if you consider the level of technology we had.

Unfortunately, it's not quite possible to see a lunar lander from earth, but you can see the shadow of Apollo 15's lunar lander. No, not compelling. Enough. But regardless, no one builds something that large and expensive for no good reason. There's no way a cover up this large could succeed.

We haven't gone back for several reasons, not the least of which is that it's pretty damned expensive. And people are bored with the idea, and have no appetite for spending cubic money for something that's already been explored. It's too bad, because I still want my Pan Am flight to the moon (ala 2001: A Space Odyssey).

Recently one of the astronauts "came out" saying space aliens are here and are being covered up, but he's old. And he's the only one saying it. And he has no new evidence. Too bad. I'd really like to see what the aliens look like. You'd think he would be talking about the big moon landing hoax, but no, it's just flying saucers and little green gray men.

Update: It seems Mythbusters is going to do a show on the moon hoax. Can't wait to watch it. Those guys are good.