Misleading Claims Spread about Astronauts While Aiming to Falsify the Humans' Landing to the Moon!!

The moon landing is one of human history's most remarkable events. Nonetheless, some individuals doubt the authenticity of this achievement, propagating various conspiracy theories. In response, we have investigated these claims by analysing social media posts.

Social Media Posts

The social media posts feature two photos: one displaying the sole of a boot and the other showcasing a bootprint, which some claim is evidence of NASA's deception.

The first photo is believed to depict the underside of Armstrong's space boot, while the second image shows his bootprint on the moon's surface. Critics argue that the boot's sole lacks the expected ridges, while the footprint exhibits noticeable ridges, which they consider contradictory evidence.

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Users commented on it like below.

We decided to do a fact-check on this.

Fact Check

We did a Google reverse image search and discovered that the boot print belongs not to Armstrong but to Buzz Aldrin. We found the image on NAZA's website with the below note.

Apollo 11 bootprint

“One of the first steps taken on the Moon, this is an image of Buzz Aldrin's bootprint from the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Photo Credit: NASA”

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Although we could not find the original image of the boot, we could see a similar type of spaceware used by astronauts in the Apollo mission at the National Air and Space Museum, USA. More details about it can be read here: Archived.

The model of Appollo Mission Space Ware is below.

So, there is a discrepancy between the boot and the boot print?

How did it occur ??

We dig deep into it.

We found a reliable article/report about two types of boots used in the Apollo 11 mission.

Below are a few extractions from that article.

“As expected, the boots that he and fellow astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin wore that day must meet the most stringent safety and performance specifications. These consisted of two main parts – an inner ‘pressure boot’ with a flexible sole worn by the crew during their time in space, and a galosh strapped on over the inner boot before stepping onto the Moon.”The article can be read here: Archived

Moon Booths

A combination of “galosh” and inner boot is called as “moon boot”

When Armstrong and Aldrin first set foot on the moon's surface, they were equipped with special lunar overshoes, often referred to as "moon boots," which they wore over their pressure boots. These pressure boots had a smooth sole, while the overshoes were designed with a tread.

While speaking to USA Today, Cathleen Lewis, a space history curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., pointed out that the emphasis on the treaded footprint has been a recurring argument among moon landing deniers.The related USA Today article can be read here Archived

The designers of the spacesuits intentionally engineered the tread on the lunar overshoes to distribute the astronauts' weight more effectively as they explored the moon's surface, which had an unfamiliar texture. This was reported by The New York Times. Lewis further explained that these oversized galoshes, with their blue silicone soles, were specifically designed to provide the astronauts with better traction and protection against unfiltered solar radiation.

The tread pattern on the lunar overshoes can be clearly seen in numerous images of the moon landing available on NASA's website. In one of these images, a full spacesuit is depicted, showcasing the separate space shoes and lunar overshoes.

In above picture ,round “A” depicts the galosh while round “B” depicts the inner boot.

As we said earlier NASA also features the same photograph of the footprint on its website, accompanied by the caption: "The first footprints on the Moon will be there for a million years; there is no wind to blow them away."

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Conclusion

Our investigation found that the boot print is related to the Apollo 11 mission, but it does not depict Armstrong's. It represents Buzz Aldrin's boot print on the moon's surface. And, yes, the boot print does not match the boot soles of astronauts' dresses. The boots of the Apollo 11 mission consisted of two main parts – an inner ‘pressure boot’ with a flexible sole worn by the crew during their time in space and a galosh strapped on over the inner boot before stepping onto the Moon. So, the discrepancy between the boot print and boot does not prove that the Apollo 11 mission was a fiction