Moon Landing Hoax John F. Kennedy once said: "No nation that expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to fall behind in this space race... We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are difficult. » The main motive for this quote was to ensure that the United States wanted to beat the Soviets in the space race. The Soviets attempted to advance to the Moon, the United States wanted to be the first country to successfully do so. first moon landing in history At the time, tension between the United States and the Soviets was very high because the Cold War had just ended and neither nation wanted to lose. against others in the space race Just as the United States was planning its mission to the Moon, the Soviets were the very first nation to move into space. The United States and President Kennedy were shocked to see the Soviets. to be the first nation to fly into space. The United States had to come up with a plan to defeat the Soviets, becoming the very first nation to land on the Moon. Overall, it is clear that the United States faked the moon landing in order to beat the Soviet Union in the space race through observations, evidence from a Hollywood studio, and allowing NASA to carry out the Apollo mission. Once the United States landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, it was clear that the United States had faked the moon landing due to observations viewed during live footage of the moon landing. Watching the United States land on the Moon, viewers claim to have seen the flag flying on live television. As we know, there is no atmosphere in space or on the Moon, so why should the flag fly? NASA clear... middle of paper ...... Confessions). Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, December 13, 2012. Web. March 02, 2014.Fox, Josh. “10 Reasons Why the Moon Landings Might Be a Hoax.” Listverse. Np, December 28, 2012. Web. February 20, 2014. Fuller, John. “Why do some people believe the moon landings were a hoax?” HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, March 10, 2008. Web. February 20, 2014. Griggs, Brandon. "Could the Moon landings have been faked? Some still think so." CNN. Cable News Network, July 17, 2009. Web. February 24, 2014. Holt, Richard. “Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Conspiracy Theories Debunked.” The telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, July 15, 2009. Web. March 2, 2014.Millis, John P. “Did Man Really Land on the Moon?” About.com Space / Astronomy. Np, and Web. March 05, 2014.Weidner, Jay. “Reality Sandwich.” Reality Sandwich How Stanley Kubrick Faked the Commentary on the Apollo Moon Landings. NP, 2010. Web. March 2. 2014.