Does a mismatch between lunar boot prints and Neil Armstrong’s smooth-soled ‘space boot’ confirm US astronauts never walked on the moon?
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
By Kaiyah Clarke
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Why do the photos of Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin's 1969 walk on the moon show a textured tread while the space boots have a smooth sole?
Social media may think this is fishy, but there's an obvious explanation. Just like you do on an icy day, the astronaut wore "overshoes" over his space boots.
Both Aldrin and Neil Armstrong got to walk on the moon.
As for why those overshoes aren't on display as the space boots are, they were left behind along with other detritus to allow for the added weight of lunar rocks and dust samples.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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National Air and Space Museum Apollo Overshoe
National Gallery of Art Buzz Aldrin's Footprint
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