Spike Jones wrote:
>
> "Chen Yixiong, Eric" wrote:
>
> > http://www.msnbc.com/news/610774.asp
> >
> > Aug. 7 - I wasn't surprised when the Fox television network aired a program earlier this year alleging that NASA faked the Apollo Moon missions...
>
> Whenever you are surprised by this sort of thing, keep reminding
> yourself that the TV networks are in the business of selling
> advertising. The faked-moon-landing show sold jillions of
> dollars worth; it was a tremendous success.
Not to mention it perpetuated the meme that 'government space projects
are frauds, so we shouldn't pay for them (which includes missile
defense)'.....
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