The first stop was a photo studio. Conspiracy theorists often pointed to in lunar photos as proof of multiple studio lights. Adam, ever the enthusiast, stood next to a simulated lunar lander.

NASA hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing, but he is such a perfectionist that he insisted on shooting it on location. YouTube·Penguin Books UK

The following is a story inspired by the , "NASA Moon Landing Hoax," where the team set out to debunk the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the Apollo missions. The Day Science Toppled the Tallest Tale

"The truth is," Jamie concluded, "it would have been harder to fake it than it was to actually go."

Next came the flag. "There's no air on the moon," Jamie noted. "So why does it look like it's flapping in the wind?"