"As early as February 2026, NASA will launch the Artemis II mission and send four astronauts on the first lunar flight in over 50 years. But some internet-dwelling conspiracy theorists aren't convinced by the official narrative. As the space agency unveils new details for the mission, lunar conspiracy theories have reignited and spread like wildfire on social media. The focus of many commenters' ire is the fact that it has been over 50 years since NASA launched a mission to the moon."
"Given that Artemis II won't actually land on the moon, some conspiracy theorists have been left unsure why NASA seemingly can't replicate a feat first achieved in 1969. While this has boosted long-debunked claims that the original moon landings were faked, some commenters have gone even further. The wild theories posted online claim that humans have never even been to space, while others even claim that space itself is somehow 'fake'. Taking to X, one sceptically-minded commenter joked: 'I hope they have better CGI'."
NASA will launch Artemis II as early as February 2026, sending four astronauts on the first lunar flight in over 50 years. The crew will launch aboard an Orion spacecraft powered by the Space Launch System rocket and spend over 10 days traveling 5,700 miles (9,200 km) past the moon to test onboard systems and study physiological reactions. The mission will reach the furthest point from Earth ever traveled by humans and will not include a lunar landing. The mission aims to validate systems for Artemis III, currently planned for a mid-2027 lunar landing. Online conspiracy theories have reignited, claiming original moon landings were faked and even asserting that humans or space itself may be fake, spreading widely on social media.
Read at Mail Online
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]