Thermodynamics aside... how about some (il)logical issues?
Nobody has mentioned the number of HAM radio listeners that is cited about other moon hoax theories. Did all the HAM radios get turned off because we made it to the moon twice already? I think not. (No evidence to support my claim at this time.) NASA (and the military) knew that their broadcasts were being listened to, so was all the clamor and commotion simply code?
[sarcastic scenerio]
Astronaut - "Houston we have a problem. We are losing oxygen and the space craft is venting a gas."
Mission control personal thinking to themselves... "Ahh good that means the nuclear payload is in position... just in time too." (speaking) "OK Aquarius (is that the right name?), we want you to shut down the valve on fuel cell 1."
Astronaut thinking - "Ok now, that means detonate the warhead... oh, wait, that means put it on stand-by.... close one there..."
[/sarcastic scenerio]
Also, the conventional media ignored the launch and the first part of the trip (up to the explosion.) Then all the papers, tv and radio stations had constant coverage (pretty much) about the situation. (I believe this claim is justified and can be agreed upon without proof.) I think that the logical course of action in designing a conspiracy would be to call as little attention to yourself as possible. So why invent a "cover story" that all the media will jump on and bring world wide attention to your actions?
I find the 'ol Area 51 stories much more compelling (although unfounded) simply because the military/government keeps it secret. That's the way to perpetrate a real conspiracy, not by telling the world that something very significant and alarming has just happened aboard a spacecraft.
And another thing... If you want someone (especially a large number of people, i.e. the population of the world) to believe a lie, you must present them with convincing data. >IF< 13 was a hoax, why would they tell anyone a temperature inside the spacecraft if they didn't know what it >WOULD< be in the same real circumstances? And if the engineers/designers of the craft and the materials that make the craft didn't know or couldn't compute it, why would SAMMU be able to find their error? And how large is this alleged error? 2 degrees? 10 degrees? 100 degrees? (Centigrade, Farenheiht OR Kelvin.)
The fact is that no one on this board has the data to accuratly compute the thermodynamic properties of the CM, SM, LM or all three connected together. I find the point moot and not derserving of 7+ pages of discussion on albedo and thermodynamics... but please continue as I do find the info interesting.
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In addition to my above questions I would like to know
1) What did the military allegedly do? I only recall Samu incinuating that it could be either a spy satellite or a nuclear platform. (It is a very poor conspiracy theory which only states "something happened".)
2) Why? A conventional rocket (one not designed to go to the moon or beyond) is obviously capable to deliver a spy satellite to orbit as has been demonstrated repeatedly. Using a Saturn V for launching a satellite is like taking a helicopter ride to visit your next door neighbor. Keeping a nuclear platform in space is much more costly and bothersome than ballistic missiles on the ground/subs/planes.
3) Why is all NASA material on the design of the spacecraft, valid, but one data point (the internal temperature of the LM/CM) not valid?
I don't really expect answers to any of my questions, but remain hopeful in an attempt.
P.S. There are NO spelling errors in this post... I'm just using a different dialect. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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