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{{short description|1982 conspiracy theory book by William L. Brian II}} |
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'''Moongate: Suppressed Findings of the U.S. Space Program''', '''''The NASA-Military Cover-Up''''' <ref>{{Cite book| first=William L.| last=Brian II| authorlink=William L. Brian II| year=1982| publisher=[[Future Science Research Publishing]]| pages=231| isbn=0-941292-00-2| edition=Softcover}}</ref> is a self-published book by William L Brian which alleges a cover-up by [[NASA]], the [[United States military]] and the [[Russian space program]] over what was really found during the US and Soviet Moon landings and space programs in general. |
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'''''Moongate: Suppressed Findings of the U.S. Space Program, The NASA-Military Cover-Up''''' is a 1982 book by American engineer William L. Brian II.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brian |first=William L. |title=Moongate: Suppressed Findings of the U.S. Space Program, The NASA-Military Cover-Up |edition=1st |year=1982 |publisher=Future Science Research Publishing Co. |location=Portland, OR |isbn=978-0-941-29200-9}}</ref><ref name="Fine">{{cite book |editor1-last=Fine |editor1-first=Gary Alan |editor1-link=Gary Alan Fine |editor2-last=Campion-Vincent |editor2-first=Véronique |editor3-last=Heath |editor3-first=Chip |editor3-link=Chip Heath |title=Rumor Mills: The Social Impact of Rumor and Legend |year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dADxBwgCF5MC |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |publisher=[[Transaction Publishers]] |page=231 |isbn=978-0202368665 |access-date=2015-02-26 }}</ref> |
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[[Jonathan Eisen]] wrote in his 1999 book ''Suppressed Inventions'' that Brian asserts in ''Moongate'' that the Moon has a weighty atmosphere and gravity, so "a top secret antigravity propulsion system" was required to land on and take off from the Moon.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Eisen |editor-first=Jonathan |editor-link=Jonathan Eisen |date=1999 |title=Suppressed Inventions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=caMNee9ybUQC |location=New York |publisher=[[Berkley Books]] |page=397 |isbn=0399527354 |access-date=2015-02-26 }}</ref> |
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Brian, a nuclear engineer, states his belief that the Moon landings actually did take place, unlike many other [[Moon landing conspiracy theories|Moon landing hoax theorists]], but that information acquired during the landings has been covered up and or suppressed. He also asserts that NASA is a wholly owned and operated [[front organization]] of the [[US military]], that Secret weapons and covert military space program were developed under the cover of a civilian space program, and that NASA and the military has suppressed [[gravity]] research discoveries which were supposedly used also in [[Apollo program]]. The book outlines a belief that the [[United States]] and [[USSR]] cooperated during their alleged [[Space race]], and that secret discoveries put the Apollo astronauts on the moon. The book also asserts that discoveries of the Moon's true nature have been suppressed, especially its geology and atmosphere, and that the Moonshots and space programs really never ended. |
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The book alleges a [[cover-up]] by [[NASA]] for hiding facts about the Moon's having alien intelligence.<ref name="Vankin">{{cite book |last1=Vankin |first1=Jonathan |authorlink1=Jonathan Vankin |last2=Whalen |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LytoPRCDFF8C&pg=PA132 |location=New York |publisher=[[Citadel Press]] |pages=132–137 |isbn=0806525312 |access-date=2015-02-20 }}</ref> Brian asserts that in the 1960s, NASA discovered that the Moon's [[gravitational field]] was 64 percent as powerful as the Earth's.<ref name="Vankin"/> He said this is significant because it would mean [[Newton's law of universal gravitation]] is incorrect. It would also indicate that the Moon could maintain an [[atmosphere]], allowing for life to exist.<ref name="Vankin"/> |
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==Reviews== |
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[[Roger D. Launius]] and J. D. Hunley of [[NASA]] called the book "a sensationalistic exposé". They cited the title of Chapter 10, "Evidence of Extraterrestrial Interference in the Space Program", as suggesting "the highly speculative and tenuous tenor of the book".<ref name="LauniusHunley">{{cite book |last1=Launius |first1=Roger D. |last2=Hunley |first2=J. D. |date=1994 |title=An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940030162.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=[[NASA]] |oclc=31813054 |access-date=2015-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221021554/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940030162.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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[[Jonathan Vankin]] and John Whalen wrote in their 2004 book ''The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time'' that the book "sketched out a ... planet-shaking, NASA-scamming history of the solar system" and that "Brian's theories echo another wing of aerospace conspiracy conjecture, the insanely sweeping '[[Alternative 3]]' plot".<ref name="Vankin"/> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Conspiracy theories]] |
* [[Conspiracy theories]] |
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* [[Lost Cosmonauts]] |
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* [[Apollo Moon Landing hoax theories]] |
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* [[Moon landing conspiracy theories]] |
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* [[Moongate]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 26 June 2022
Moongate: Suppressed Findings of the U.S. Space Program, The NASA-Military Cover-Up is a 1982 book by American engineer William L. Brian II.[1][2]
Jonathan Eisen wrote in his 1999 book Suppressed Inventions that Brian asserts in Moongate that the Moon has a weighty atmosphere and gravity, so "a top secret antigravity propulsion system" was required to land on and take off from the Moon.[3]
The book alleges a cover-up by NASA for hiding facts about the Moon's having alien intelligence.[4] Brian asserts that in the 1960s, NASA discovered that the Moon's gravitational field was 64 percent as powerful as the Earth's.[4] He said this is significant because it would mean Newton's law of universal gravitation is incorrect. It would also indicate that the Moon could maintain an atmosphere, allowing for life to exist.[4]
Reviews
[edit]Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley of NASA called the book "a sensationalistic exposé". They cited the title of Chapter 10, "Evidence of Extraterrestrial Interference in the Space Program", as suggesting "the highly speculative and tenuous tenor of the book".[5]
Jonathan Vankin and John Whalen wrote in their 2004 book The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time that the book "sketched out a ... planet-shaking, NASA-scamming history of the solar system" and that "Brian's theories echo another wing of aerospace conspiracy conjecture, the insanely sweeping 'Alternative 3' plot".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brian, William L. (1982). Moongate: Suppressed Findings of the U.S. Space Program, The NASA-Military Cover-Up (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Future Science Research Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-941-29200-9.
- ^ Fine, Gary Alan; Campion-Vincent, Véronique; Heath, Chip, eds. (2009). Rumor Mills: The Social Impact of Rumor and Legend. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 231. ISBN 978-0202368665. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ Eisen, Jonathan, ed. (1999). Suppressed Inventions. New York: Berkley Books. p. 397. ISBN 0399527354. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ a b c d Vankin, Jonathan; Whalen, John (2004). The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals. New York: Citadel Press. pp. 132–137. ISBN 0806525312. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ^ Launius, Roger D.; Hunley, J. D. (1994). An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. OCLC 31813054. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
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