Conspiracy theorist convinces Neil Armstrong that moon landing was hoax

This is quite amazing. A conspiracy theorist has now convinced astronaut Neil Armstrong that claims of moon landings are hoaxes. The Onion reports:

Apollo 11 mission commander and famed astronaut Neil Armstrong shocked reporters at a press conference Monday, announcing he had been convinced that his historic first step on the moon was part of an elaborate hoax orchestrated by the United States government.

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Space shuttle landing successful

Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief that the space shuttle has successfully landed. The landing was a beautiful spectacle. Poking around on Youtube, I found something equally spectacular. This is a short clip of the method for getting the shuttle from place to place down here on the planet: it rides piggyback on a 747.

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