Page 80 - Lunacy and the Age of Deception

Cover-up

In order to successfully pull off a deception, two things are required. Not only must an illusion be
presented as truth, the truth must also be hidden lest the lie be revealed. One of the common
arguments set forth in opposition to claims that NASA faked the Moon landings is that it would have
been impossible for so many people who worked on the Apollo space program to keep a deception
secret. It is estimated that several hundred thousand people were engaged in various roles within
NASA and its contractors during the years of the Moon project’s development and execution.

On the surface, such an argument appears rational, for as more people are privy to a secret the
chances of the secret being outed rises. It is untenable to believe that hundreds of thousands of
individuals could preserve the truth of a massive hoax being carried out for such a long period of
time. The argument of the naysayers, however, is flawed. Although there were large numbers of
people who worked on the Apollo project in various capacities, the vast majority of these individuals
saw only a very small part of the project. An employee of a company contracted to fabricate the
boots worn by the astronauts, or the bolts needed to construct the lunar module, would have no need
to be informed of a conspiracy being carried out by an inner group. Of the several hundred thousand
individuals who worked on the Apollo program, no more than a couple hundred individuals need
ever know about the deception, for tasks were compartmentalized.

At the same time it would be untenable to suggest, in a deception as massive as the Apollo Moon
missions, that there would not be leaks as people became aware of the lies and deceptions being
carried out. There are people of integrity who cannot be bribed or bullied into joining a work they
deem to be dishonest and immoral. Consequently, those in charge of the deception must be prepared
to deal with the whistleblowers in order to preserve the illusion they are creating. Unknown to the
majority of the populace is the fact that whistleblowers existed, and were silenced, during the years
of the Apollo program. The evidence is quite compelling. Tens of billions of dollars and the
reputations of powerful men were at stake. People have been murdered for far less.

On January 27, 1967 a fire broke out inside the lunar command module for Apollo 1 as the three
astronauts Virgil (Gus) Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were inside running a simulation.
The door of the module had been sealed. Per standard operating procedure at the time, the cabin was
flooded with pure oxygen. Fire is defined as “rapid oxidation.” When presented with a source of pure
oxygen a fire will rage with explosive fury. These three astronauts died within 15 seconds of the time
they first reported a fire in the capsule. An investigation was called for by Congress. The results of
that investigation were inconclusive, suggesting only that a bare wire may have arced initiating the
fire in the capsule.