I was 3 months oold almost to the day - Michael W. May from twhirl

Wait, I thought this didn't really happen. It was filmed on some sound stage directed by George Lucas. - Michelle Marie Miller

Michelle, whether it happened or not, a man uttered, "the Eagle has landed", and the world felt relief and joy. :-) - Ole Begemann

no, no, had to be Kubrick - Michael W. May from twhirl

i had a history teacher in high school who believed that the whole moon landing was staged and that the flag in the picture was a cake decoration. :) hee. he chewed on a pipe and wore tweed jackets with elbow patches. - edythe

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on my birthday. how many people can type that. today? eh??? - Caroline

nice try Robert. - Caroline

I always wanted one of those jackets... - Michael W. May from twhirl

maybe i should write to nasa. - Caroline

Buzz told a group a few years ago that because there is no wind on the moon they had to put something to hold the flag out. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Thanks, astronauts. You're still my heroes, all these years later. - Chris Baskind

Happy Birthday, Caroline! - Lisa L. Seifert

ooh, thanks for reminding me, Lisa! :) - edythe

two words: capricorn one - .LAG liked that

I watched an entire hour-long special about whether it was a hoax or not. It seems unlikely to have been faked from what I saw. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

@rahsheen perhaps...but i'm just trying to find ways to inject oj simpson -- one of the costars of capricorn one -- into the mix. oj simpson! plus the thing about the flag waving, and no air in space, or the ways the shadows on the astronauts and the flagpot fell not making sense. as arsenio hall used to say back in the day, 'things that make you go hmmmm.; - .LAG liked that

The flag was attached to a rod that bobbed up and down forever everytime they adjusted it, it made it look like it was waving. The shadows didn't match properly because of the terrain. (just saying what they said on the show...LOL) - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah