Moon Landings Investigation Demanded By Russian Official In Retaliation For US Fifa Probe | The Huffington Post Moon Landings Investigation Demanded By Russian Official In Retaliation For US Fifa Probe 19/06/2015 18:53 | Updated 23 June 2015 670 Paul Vale Front Page Editor, The Huffington Post A Russian official has demanded an international inquiry into the NASA space missions that landed man on the moon. Writing for Russian newspaper Izvestia, Vladimir Markin, who sits on an Investigative Committee for the Russian government, said a probe should be launched into the moon landings, which took place between 1969 and 1972. According to the Moscow Times , Markin’s remarks are retaliation for the investigation launched by US authorities into corruption at Fifa , which has intensified questions around Russia’s suitability to host the 2018 World Cup.

Vladimir Markin attends the 'Battalion' premiereat the Oktyabr Cinema in Moscow, Russia on February 19, 2015 Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced his resignation earlier this month in the wake of the scandal, which saw 9 Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges. Markin wrote that as US prosecutors had “declared themselves the supreme arbiters of international football affairs" investigators should look into supposedly dubious parts of America’s past, specifically the moon landings and the disappearance of film footage from the original 1969 landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. SEE ALSO: Jack Warner Cites Spoof Article To Defend Himself Markin also wants the investigation to look at the whereabouts of the 400 kilograms of moon rock obtained during the landings. He wrote: "We are not contending that they did not fly [to the moon], and simply made a film about it. But all of these scientific -- or perhaps cultural -- artifacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. An investigation will reveal what happened.” NASA admitted in 2009 that they had wiped the original recordings of the 1969 mission.

Following a three-year search for the old magnetic tapes that held the footage, NASA concluded that it was likely they had accidently been wiped and recorded over with satellite data. Fifa president Sepp Blatter attends a press conference on May 30, 2015 in Zurich after being re-elected during the FIFA Congress NASA spokesman Dick Nafzger said at the time: " We're all saddened that they're not there . We all wish we had 20-20 hindsight. I don't think anyone in the NASA organisation did anything wrong. I think it slipped through the cracks, and nobody's happy about it." According to Nasa, the lunar rock is currently stored at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Texas. In readiness for the conspiracy theorists soon to be sitting in their underpants typing out responses, here are 11 proofs that the moon landings were NOT faked: 1 These Two Pictures Match In 2008 the Japanese Selene probe obtained photographic evidence of the Moon landings, by comparing the image on the left (from the Apollo 15 landing) taken in July 1971 to its own 3D terrain camera images. They were exactly the same.

2 'The Foil Shot' NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr This picture is often used to claim that there were 'studio lights' visible in the upper left corner. They were not studio lights, as explained by Roger Launius, of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. "Okay, let's take a step back. NASA's going to release a picture showing studio lights? Hello! The odd lights in the picture are simply lens flares," he told National Geographic, sensibly. 3 We Can See It NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr It is often claimed that if the Lunar landings were real, we could see them from the Earth, or the Hubble Telescope. Nope. Fact is they're just too far away. On the other hand, we can see the Lunar landing sites thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Here is the picture. You're welcome. 4 Other Space Craft Have Seen It Euclid vanderKroew/Flickr The Lunar landings have been spotted by China's Chang'e 2 lunar probe, the Indian Chandrayaan-1 probe, and various other independent (non NASA-funded) space agencies. 5 This Thing. ...

is a glass spherule (about 0.6 mm in diameter) produced by a meteorite impact into lunar soil. "We've found particles of fresh glass in Moon rocks that were produced by explosive volcanic activity and by meteorite impacts over 3 billion years ago," explains Dr. Marc Norman , a lunar geologist at the University of Tasmania. "The presence of water on Earth rapidly breaks down such volcanic glass in only a few million years. These rocks must have come from the Moon!" 6 This. ASSOCIATED PRESS The Lunar rocks brought back by Nasa from the Moon are identical in all vital and important ways to those found elsewhere on Earth. 7 The Flag Was Flapping, And That Makes Sense ASSOCIATED PRESS One claim made by Apollo 11 conspiracy theorists is that the American flag was seen 'flapping' on the surface of the Moon. Fact is, that's totally expected. No, there isn't any wind on the Moon - but there is momentum and intertia. The fabric of the flag was moved around while being set in position, and naturally waved as it was being set up. It also has a pole along the top to keep it in position - otherwise it would hang straight down. 8 Who Took The Pictures?

NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr One of the frequent claims is that the Apollo 11 mission included images of the two astronauts with no obvious cameraman. As National Geographic explains here , that was because there were cameras in the chests of both astronauts' suits, and on the Lander. 9 'Where Are The Stars?' sjrankin/Flickr One of the claims made to support the hoax theory is that there were no stars pictured from the surface of the Moon. But this is because the Moon is very bright, reflecting a lot of the Sun's light. There are no stars because the cameras couldn't pick them up. 10 The Restored Images Are Amazing To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landings NASA put together a series of remastered images and footage of the Apollo 11 mission. The images are stunning, and blow away the age-old criticism that the Apollo footage was somehow intentionally bad to obscure the fact it was filmed in a studio, or whatever. 11 This Expression ASSOCIATED PRESS This is the face of a man who has just walked on the Moon (Neil Armstrong), not the face of a man who has just faked it.

1 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this photo taken from a TV screen Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong walks slowly away from the lunar module to explore the surface of the moon 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969 file photo, the Apollo 11 lunar module rises from the moon's surface for docking 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the U.S. flag on the lunar surface 4 Moon Landing Anniversary ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. 5 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this 1969 photo provided by NASA the crew of the Apollo 11 mission is seen. From left are Neil Armstrong, Mission Commander, Michael Collins, Lt. Col. USAF, and Edwin Eugene Aldrin, also known as Buzz Aldrin, USAF Lunar Module pilot.

6 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr Views outside Neil Armstrong's window just after landing on the lunar surface. 7 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr Views outside Neil Armstrong's window just after landing on the lunar surface. 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. walks on the surface of the moon, July 30, 1969, with seismogaphic equipment which he just set up. 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, stands on the lunar surface after the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

11 ASSOCIATED PRESS An estimated 10,000 persons gather to watch giant television screens in New York's Central Park and cheer as astronaut Neil Armstrong takes man's first step on the moon on July 20, 1969 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface. 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969, file photo, provided by NASA, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the U.S. flag on the lunar surface. 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS A footprint left by one of the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission shows in the soft, powder surface of the moon. 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Astronaut Neil A.

Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, is seen inside the Lunar Module while the LM rested on the lunar surface. 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this July 24, 1969 file photo, President Richard Nixon, right, greets the Apollo 11 astronauts in the quarantine van on board the U.S.S. Hornet after splashdown and recovery. The Apollo 11 crew from left are Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after blastoff from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on July 16, 1969. (AP Photo, File) 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin carries scientific experiments to a deployment site south of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. One experiment involved the inner composition of the moon, and another tried to determine the exact distance from Earth. Aldrin, 84, is asking everyone to remember where they were when he and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to walk on the moon and to share their memories online.

(AP Photo/NASA, Neil Armstrong, File) 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - This July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA shows a view of the Apollo Command Module with astronaut Michael Collins aboard as seen from the Lunar Module. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin in the Lunar Module separated from Apollo 11 to prepare to go to the lunar surface. (AP Photo/NASA, File) 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA, the Apollo 11 lunar module rises from the moon's surface for docking with the command module and the trip back to earth with the earth in the background. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, 84, is asking everyone to remember where they were when he and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to walk on the moon and to share their memories online. (AP Photo/NASA, File) 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, astronaut Michael Collins wears the space helmet for the Apollo 11 moon mission.

Collins, now 83, the command module pilot who stayed behind in lunar orbit as the gatekeeper, also spent decades sidestepping the spotlight. He is making an exception for the 45th anniversary where he plans to take part in a NASA ceremony at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, July 21, 2014, to add Armstrong's name to the historic Operations and Checkout Building. (AP Photo, File) 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this July 16, 1969 file photo provided by NASA, the Saturn V rocket that launched Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on their Apollo 11 moon mission lifts off at Cape Kennedy, Fla. For the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Aldrin asked everyone to remember where they were when he and Armstrong became the first humans to step onto another heavenly body, and to share their memories online. (AP Photo/NASA, File) 23 NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr Apollo 11 crew member Michael Collins appears calm after suiting up activities for his participation in the countdown demonstration test aboard the Apollo 11 space craft along with astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong.

The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, ?Columbia?, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2Â½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.

Date of Image: 1969-07-09 To learn more about Apollo 11 go to: or Credit: NASA/APOLLO 11 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe. Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook 24 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr This photograph shows the Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-506) for the Apollo 11 mission liftoff at 8:32 am CDT, July 16, 1969, from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission with a crew of three astronauts: Mission commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module pilot Edwin âBuzzâ E. Aldrin, Jr. It placed the first humans on the surface of the moon on July 20 and returned them back to Earth on July 24.

Image credit: NASA Original image: More about Marshall Center history: Marshall History Album on Flickr: _____________________________________________ These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: 25 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr July 16, 1969: The Earth photographed by the Apollo 11 crew on their first day in orbit. Image credit: NASA _____________________________________________ These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: 26 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr Moonbound: Apollo 11 clears the launch tower and heads to space.

Image credit: NASA _____________________________________________ These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: 27 NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight, the S-IC booster lifts the vehicle to an altitude of about 39 miles some 55 miles downrange. This photo was taken with a 70mm telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force EC-135N plane. Onboard are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

Date:7/16/1969 NASA Center:Kennedy Space Center To learn more about Apollo 11 go to: or Credit: NASA/APOLLO 11 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe. Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook 28 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr Earthrise: view from lunar orbit prior to Apollo 11 landing. Image credit: NASA _____________________________________________ These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: 29 Euclid vanderKroew/Flickr This is an aerial view of the fully assembled Saturn V rocket with Apollo 11 command module and lunar module in place atop the gigantic structure, being transported to the launch pad.

The rockets are assembled in the "Vertical Assembly Building" (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center, then moved to their launch site on the slow-moving transporters. Here the transporter has just finished moving up a five-degree incline at launch complex 39A. Photograph taken on 20 May 1969. Credit: NASA, [KSC] Image #69P-0410 [ source ]. 30 sjrankin/Flickr Edited NASA image of the Apollo 11 mission on the Moon with Neil Armstrong near the LM. Original caption: Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo ll mission commander, at the modular equipment storage assembly (MESA) of the Lunar Module "Eagle" on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. took the photograph with a Hasselblad 70mm camera. Most photos from the Apollo 11 mission show Buzz Aldrin. This is one of only a few that show Neil Armstrong (some of these are blurry). 31 sjrankin/Flickr Edited Apollo 11 image of the Command Module in orbit about the Moon, taken from the Lunar Module.

32 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo, from NASA TV, shows the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface after landing from a new digitally refurbished version of the original moon landing video unveiled in Washington Thursday, July 16, 2009. After NASA couldn't find its original videotapes, NASA and a Hollywood film restoration company took television video copies of what Apollo 11 beamed to Earth on July 20, 1969, and made the pictures look sharper.(AP Photo/NASA TV) 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo, from NASA TV, shows one of the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface after landing from a new digitally refurbished version of the original moon landing video unveiled in Washington Thursday, July 16, 2009.

After NASA couldn't find its original videotapes, NASA and a Hollywood film restoration company took television video copies of what Apollo 11 beamed to Earth on July 20, 1969, and made the pictures look sharper.(AP Photo/NASA TV) 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo, from NASA TV, shows a comparison of a still from a video copy of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping on the lunar surface after landing, left, and in a new digitally refurbished version of the moon landing video, right, unveiled in Washington Thursday, July 16, 2009. After NASA couldn't find its original videotapes, NASA and a Hollywood film restoration company took television video copies of what Apollo 11 beamed to Earth on July 20, 1969, and made the pictures look sharper.(AP Photo/NASA TV) 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo, from NASA TV, shows the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface after landing from a new digitally refurbished version of the original moon landing video unveiled in Washington Thursday, July 16, 2009.

After NASA couldn't find its original videotapes, NASA and a Hollywood film restoration company took television video copies of what Apollo 11 beamed to Earth on July 20, 1969, and made the pictures look sharper.(AP Photo/NASA TV) 39 America NEVER landed on the moon, Russia's Vladimir Markin suggests | Daily Mail Online Share this article Share Mr Markin said: 'All of these scientific - or perhaps cultural - artefacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. 'An investigation will reveal what happened.' In 2009, Nasa said that it it probably erased its only high resolution images of the first moonwalk to make room for electronic data from a satellite. It means the only original pictures that remain from the mission are the snowy, grainy images of Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind'. Speaking at the time, Dick Nafzger, a video engineer at Nasa said: 'The inescapable conclusion is that the recordings are no longer.

In an opinion piece in the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Mr Markin says that such an inquiry is vital to reveal new insights into historical space journeys 'I don’t think anyone in the Nasa organisation did anything wrong. It slipped through the cracks, and nobody’s happy about it.' His findings follow an exhaustive four-year search through archives and tens of thousands of boxes stored in dusty basements for 45 so-called 'lost tapes' from the Apollo 11 mission. Also in his opinion piece, Mr Markin criticised the U.S. for launching a corruption probe into officials at football's world governing body, Fifa. He wrote of how American prosecutors had 'declared themselves as supreme arbiters of international football' adding they had 'confused political bargaining with corruption'. It comes after Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced he would stand down after allegations top officials took bribes in awarding the tournaments to host nations.

Read more: Russia demands probe into US moon landing Russia demands probe into US moon landing Vladimir Markin has called for the investigation in response FBI-led Fifa probe By Damien Sharkov On 6/18/15 at 6:32 PM Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong captures his shadow while taking a photo of the LM on the surface of the moon in this July 1969 handout photo courtesy of NASA.NASA/Handout/Reuters Russia's investigative committee spokesman has demanded that an international investigation be launched into the US 1969 moon landings, after a US-led investigation into the world governing body Fifa, cast doubt over the fairness of choosing Russia to host the next World Cup. Nine Fifa officials were implicated in a US and Swiss investigation into the alleged corruption, with the scandal eventually leading to the organisation's president Sepp Blatter to announce his resignation. Russia and Qatar have both denied that their hosting rights are linked to any wrongdoing, however about a fortnight ago the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed to the Telegraph that it is launching an inquiry into sponsorship deals for these two tournaments. Win an iPhone 7 Sign up to our daily newsletter for your chance to win.

<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> Today Vladimir Markin, spokesman for the Russian Federation Investigative Committee, hit back at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe in a newspaper column for national daily Izvestia . According to Markin, the US crossed a line when its "prosecutors decided to declare themselves the supreme arbiters of international football", by investigating Fifa. The Russian official remarks that "there is only one thing that is even worse [than corruption] - when corrupt officials decide to 'fight against corruption' with their corrupt aims," before accusing the US of neglecting to see its own problems with corruption. In a series of thinly veiled allegations, Markin casts doubt on foul play surrounding the US moon landings, stressing the need to now initiate an investigation into the disappearance of film footage from the Apollo landing in 1969, as well as to test the validity of 400kg of lunar rock which was reportedly collected over subsequent US missions to the moon. "No, we are not arguing that they did not fly [to the moon] and only shot a film.

But all of these scientific - or perhaps cultural - artifacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. An investigation will show [what has happened]," Markin writes. In 2009 Nasa admitted they had deleted footage of the landing for budget purposes but the footage was then restored thanks to contemporary TV recordings. The bulk of the moon rock, meanwhile, is stored in the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in the state of Texas with pieces of it exhibited in international museums. Markin alleges that Washington has been responsible for installing corrupt officials in post-Soviet Ukraine for 25 years, leading to the conflict in the east now, and he also suggests that US prosecutors should investigate potential corruption in the US 1994 World Cup. He does not indicate on what grounds he believes the tournament merits a corruption probe. Russia Could Question US Moon Landing Over Soccer Russia Could Question US Moon Landing Over Soccer If the FBI continues to investigate FIFA, questioning the legitimacy of Russia wining the World Cup bid, Moscow will demand an investigation on the US moon landings, a Russian official said.

Photo: fwallpapers.com ( Newswire.net -- June 19, 2015) -- The US-led investigation into the FIFA governing body, which resulted in spectacular arrests of the world soccer organization's top managers, discovered a long line of corruption and questioned Russia’s and Qatar’s World Cup bid victories. After losing the bid to Qatar, the US continued to question the validity even after FIFA officially stated that there will be no changes and no rebid. Given that the FBI continue to pressure FIFA to cancel bidding results, Russia's investigative committee representative has demanded an international investigation to be launched probing the US 1969 moon landings, the Newsweek reported. A representative for the Russian Federation Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin wrote in Russian national newspapers Izvestia (the report) that the US crossed the line when its "prosecutors decided to declare themselves the supreme arbiters of international football," by investigating FIFA. "There is only one thing that is even worse [than corruption] - when corrupt officials decide to 'fight against corruption' with their corrupt aims," Marking said accusing the US of disregarding its own problems with corruption. Without elaborating on details in a series of allegations, Markin casts doubt on the US Moon landing.

He mentioned the mysterious disappearance of film footage from the Apollo landing in 1969. According to Markin, the international commission should test the validity of the 400kg of lunar rock, which was reportedly collected over subsequent US missions to the moon. Markin, however, wrote that officially Russia does not doubt that US astronauts landed on the moon, but that the disappearance of evidence materials that is world heritage is the question to be asked in an independent international investigation. "No, we are not arguing that they did not fly [to the moon] and only shot a film. But all of these scientific - or perhaps cultural - artifacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. An investigation will show [what has happened]," Markin writes. In 2009 Nasa admitted they had deleted footage of the landing for budget purposes but the footage was then restored thanks to contemporary TV recordings. Some of the rocks that were collected in Apollo missions to the moon are now stored in the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Texas. Russia Questions U.S. Moon Landings, Demands Investigation : Headlines : Headlines & Global News Russia Questions U.S.

Moon Landings, Demands Investigation By Jun 19, 2015 09:44 AM EDT Russia says disappearance of video footage from the U.S. moon landing in 1969 should be investigated. Advertisement A Russian official has called for an international probe into various murky details surrounding the U.S.'s moon landings. Vladimir Markin, a spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee, said that the disappearance of video footage from the U.S. moon landing in 1969 should be investigated, according to Moscow Times . He also demanded an explanation for the disappearance of nearly 400 kilograms of lunar rocks, which were brought back to earth during several Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972. "We are not Contending That they did not fly [to the moon], and simply made a film about it. But all of These scientific - or perhaps cultural - artifacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. An investigation will reveal what happened," Markin said in a column published by Russian newspaper Izvestia on Tuesday.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) admitted in 2009 that it had erased original footage but later restored it with the help of contemporary television broadcasts, Newsweek reported . Most of the lunar rocks are stored at Johnson Space Center in Houston, according to NASA . Markin's remarks questioning American moon landings came after a U.S. investigation into FIFA corruption casted doubt over the fairness of Russia's World Cup bid. He said that the U.S. crossed the line when it launched FIFA corruption probe. "US prosecutors Themselves having declared the supreme arbiters of international football affairs," he wrote, according to a Moscow Times translation of his column. Take a look at footage of the first moon walk on NASA's YouTube channel. © 2016 HNGN, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Righteous Russia Retaliates against the United States of NASA hoaxes, CIA lies, state-sponsored psyOps, false-flag terrorism and devil worshipping - Google Groups Righteous Russia Retaliates against the United States of NASA hoaxes, CIA lies, state-sponsored psyOps, false-flag terrorism and devil worshipping Showing 1-1 of 1 messages Men never went to the moon and probably never will. I'd bet my worthless life on it. Russian Investigative Commission spokesperson Vladimir Markin demands to know where those moon rocks went.

By Brooks Hays | June 18, 2015 at 10:09 AM Russia demands probe into US moon landing By Damien Sharkov 6/18/15 at 6:32 PM Russia suggests America has NEVER landed on the moon and calls for 'an investigation into what really happened' By JENNIFER NEWTON FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 11:01 EST, 18 June 2015 | UPDATED: 04:41 EST, 19 June 2015 Vladimir Markin has demanded an investigation into the moon landings Says its vital to find out what happened to original footage from 1969 The footage was lost by Nasa who accidentally erased it in the 1980s The government official says it could reveal insights into space journeys A Russian official has has cast doubt on the first moon landings and demanded an investigation into what really happened after original Nasa footage of the event disappeared.

Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Russian government's Investigative Committee, says he wants an inquiry after the video from 1969 and a piece of lunar rock, which was brought back to earth, went missing. In an opinion piece in the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Mr Markin says that such an inquiry is vital to reveal new insights into the historical space journey. According to the translation in the Moscow Times, Mr Markin claimed Russia were ‘not contending that they did not fly (to the moon) and simply made a film about it.' But his comments are certain to be seen as a deliberate attempt to suggest there is reason to doubt the lunar landing was real – especially as he also attacked the US investigation into FIFA corruption. It also comes despite Nasa admitting six years ago that the footage no longer existed after accidentally being erased. Mr Markin said: 'All of these scientific - or perhaps cultural - artefacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. 'An investigation will reveal what happened.' In 2009, Nasa said that it it probably erased its only high resolution images of the first moonwalk to make room for electronic data from a satellite.

It means the only original pictures that remain from the mission are the snowy, grainy images of Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind'. Speaking at the time, Dick Nafzger, a video engineer at Nasa said: 'The inescapable conclusion is that the recordings are no longer. 'I don’t think anyone in the Nasa organisation did anything wrong. It slipped through the cracks, and nobody’s happy about it.' His findings follow an exhaustive four-year search through archives and tens of thousands of boxes stored in dusty basements for 45 so-called 'lost tapes' from the Apollo 11 mission. Also in his opinion piece, Mr Markin criticised the U.S. for launching a corruption probe into officials at football's world governing body, Fifa. He wrote of how American prosecutors had 'declared themselves as supreme arbiters of international football' adding they had 'confused political bargaining with corruption'. It comes after Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced he would stand down after allegations top officials took bribes in awarding the tournaments to host nations. LiveLeak.com - Russia demands probe into US moon landing. Browse Channels Russia demands probe into US moon landing.

Russia's investigative committee spokesman has demanded that an international investigation be launched into the US 1969 moon landings, after a US-led investigation into the world governing body Fifa, cast doubt over the fairness of choosing Russia to host the next World Cup. Nine Fifa officials were implicated in a US and Swiss investigation into the alleged corruption, with the scandal eventually leading to the organisation's president Sepp Blatter resignation. Russia and Qatar have both denied that their hosting rights are linked to any wrongdoing, however about a fortnight ago the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed to the Telegraph that it is launching an inquiry into sponsorship deals for these two tournaments. Today Vladimir Markin, spokesman for the Russian Federation Investigative Committee, hit back at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe in a ne - "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, December 26, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. What has been the highest selling album of 2015? 2. Who won this year's Strictly Come Dancing? 3.

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Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Russian government’s Investigative Committee, says he wants an inquiry after the video from 1969 and a piece of lunar rock, which was brought back to earth, went missing. In an opinion piece in the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Mr Markin says that such an inquiry is vital to reveal new insights into the histo

Question: An official investigation as to proof of the US moon landings was demanded in 2015 by?
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