The first moon landing was 50 years ago today.
My father was involved in aspects of both the Mercury and Apollo missions. I recall the Saturday he took me into work to watch as two Apollo capsules were having the heat shielding honeycomb filled.
Plenty of articles can be found discussing 1) conspiracies that it was all a hoax, and 2) why they continue to exist. I will not waste time addressing the conspiracy theories as I just did so above, but I will offer this article title I just saw on the Fast Times site I hope you find as amusing and puzzling as I did: How going to the Moon really did change the world—back on Earth.
