The world is currently watching as four human beings hurtle through the vacuum of space toward the lunar far side. This isn’t a sci-fi movie or a CGI render from a studio. On April 1, 2026, the Artemis II mission officially launched, marking the first time in over five decades that humans have ventured beyond low Earth orbit. For anyone who appreciates human achievement, this is a massive milestone. We are testing the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) to ensure that when we finally land on the lunar surface again, we are there to stay.
My Take on the Moon Landing Denial and Flat Earth Nonsense
While I’m sitting here in awe of the engineering and the sheer bravery of these astronauts, I’ve had the misfortune of scrolling through some truly toxic comment sections. It blows my mind the crap these people think. I have found myself in digital shouting matches with flat-earthers lately, and the level of “logic” they use is exhausting.
I want to make my personal beliefs very clear: I absolutely believe we have already been to the moon. The Apollo missions were a triumph of human grit. To suggest that we faked it in the 60s and are somehow still faking it now with 2026 technology is beyond ridiculous. Yet, these tin foil hat morons continue to flood the internet with theories that make my head spin.
Debunking the Crazy Theories from the Tin Foil Hat Crowd
It is hard to stay casual when you read someone claiming that the moon is a hologram or that the Earth is a flat disc protected by an ice wall. Some of these crazy theories are honestly hilarious if they weren’t so sad. I’ve seen people argue that gravity isn’t a real force and that we stay on the ground because of “density.” I’ve seen others claim that the photos of the curved horizon are just “fisheye lens propaganda.”
The reality is that physics doesn’t care about your conspiracy theory. We have satellites, GPS, and now a crew of four people currently looking at the entire sphere of the Earth from thousands of miles away. If the Earth were flat, the logistics of a lunar slingshot maneuver would be mathematically impossible. The fact that we can predict exactly where the Orion capsule will be at any given second is proof enough that the globe is real and the science is sound.
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The Real Significance of Returning to Deep Space
This mission is about more than just sticking it to the skeptics. Artemis II is the ultimate stress test. The crew is traveling farther into the cosmos than any human in history, looping around the Moon to test life support systems in a high-radiation environment. This is the precursor to Artemis III, which will actually put boots back on the ground.
We are watching history happen in real time. While the trolls stay buried in their forums trying to prove the sun is a flashlight, the rest of us are looking up at the stars and seeing the next chapter of human evolution. We are going back to the Moon, and eventually, we are going to Mars. It’s time to leave the “flat” talk in the dark ages where it belongs.
Lisa Crow contributed to this article. She is a true crime junkie and lifestyle blogger based in Waco, Texas. Lisa is the Head of Content at Gigi’s Ramblings and Southern Bred True Crime Junkie. She spends her free time traveling when she can and making memories with her large family which consists of six children and sixteen grandchildren.