Russia's space agency chief Yuri Borisov confirmed the authenticity of the 1969 U.S. moon landings, verifying that lunar soil samples match those from the moon. This discredits long-standing conspiracy theories.
While nearly half of Russians previously believed the 1969 moon landing was a hoax, recent tests on lunar soil samples have disproven this claim. A survey showed that 31 percent of Russian adults now accept the U.S. moon landing as fact.
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A survey showed that 31 percent of Russian adults now accept the U.S. moon landing as fact
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The verification stems from a 1971 agreement between the Soviet Academy of Sciences and NASA to exchange lunar soil samples, delivered by the Soviet Luna 16 uncrewed mission and the U.S. Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions.
A Gallup poll 30 years after the event found that 11 percent of Americans believed the moon landing was a hoax, with 6 percent strongly believing it.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Newsweek, Times of India, Economic Times