Moon landing

I ACTUALLY had the chance to meet Neil Armstrong and shake his hand while he was leaving the Sydney Convention Centre in August 2011.

At the Sydney event there were some 800 people who all witnessed some never-before-seen footage taken from the LEM as it descended onto the lunar surface, side by side with some images taken from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently from the same altitude and direction as the LEM co-ordinates in 1969. The craters in both images match exactly. This could only be possible if the LEM actually landed on the moon in 1969.

Most of those who say it was a hoax never took an interest in the landings during the time from 1969 to 1972. Be careful what you believe, there are people out there determined to convince the world that it was a hoax, and in so doing ridicule the hard work of more than 400,000 scientists and engineers who worked around the clock for 11 years to make it happen.

One of the greatest tragedies is that some people will die never knowing the truth of what happened. We have to go back to the moon to prove once again that it can be done, whether by NASA or via commercial enterprises.

For those who doubt that Neil Armstrong was one of the greatest heroes of modern history, they should pick up a copy of the excellent book, Neil Armstrong – A Life Of Flight by Jay Barbree, NBC News space correspondent and a legend in his own right. — DAVE FREDERICKS, Toowoomba