Apollo 11: What Happened On The Moon?

Apollo 11: What Happened On The Moon?

Written and Edited by Bill Knell

What happened to the Apollo Moon Mission Astronauts and their families after the program ended? The answer is anything but simple, or normal. I have no doubt that we actually did go to the moon for many good reasons. However, what happened there and after remains in question and the answers do not match the evidence.

Google says: The Apollo 11 moon mission (July 16–24, 1969) was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, while Collins orbited above. The crew safely returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

There were so many things left out of NASA‘s daily reports on Apollo 11. One is that on the way to the moon strange music and unknown voices were heard over the Apollo's radio. They used an on board cassette player / recorder to record the music and the voices. Sadly, these tapes and others went missing. Some were later found in the back of a closed McDonalds on an AFB base, just not the really good stuff which remains unfound.

All service members like to joke, but none would do so while on the Moon where every second means danger. Humor is the explanation for statements about seeing and communicating with strange beings on the Moon. For years it's been claimed there were intelligent beings seen on the Moon at one time or continually. There have been stories of secret structures, spires and mining. A very close look at moon photos seems to bear this out. It seems like we will learn more on this as we go back to the moon and as other nations go there as well.

Besides all the physical evidence, there are the actions of astronauts and their families. The wives and children bonded while their husbands and dads flew towards the Moon. That became a tradition that continues. For the most part there weren't too many problems, minus an over-reaching press that needed to sell papers and commercial time in those days that were light on corporate sponsorship.

The Apollo 11 astronauts became superstars in every way. Despite this, they seemed unwilling or unable to embrace their fame. Neil Armstrong who took the first step stepped back into obscurity. He was grateful for the attention, but had little to say walking around like a man with a secret. Buzz Aldrin was a natural communicator who often spoke for the group. His answers to questions were always carefully considered. Michael Collins was thought of as the “loneliest man” because his place was in the command module. He, too, was extremely guarded about any answers he gave to questions. Despite this, a lot of stories still slid through.

I can honestly say I knew many who worked on the Moon program near where we lived on Long Island in New York. All had different opinions of what would happen, but all were sure they were part of something big and exciting. There were few naysayers or protesters because we all knew this program produced many good jobs that were really needed at the time and could be expanded into other projects and that's just what happened.

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