Ralph Rene
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Ralph Rene is a self-taught inventor and small press publisher who is a vocal proponent of the Apollo moon landing hoax Theory. He has also recently self-published a book on 9/11 called World Trade Center Lies and Fairytales. It details his beliefs that the United States Government was behind the events of those tragedies.
Ralph Rene has been featured in shows produced by The History Channel, National Geographic, Fox TV and Showtime that discuss the viability of such a hoax and/or conspiracy. He was recently featured on Penn & Teller's Bullshit! episode covering Conspiracy theories.
[edit] Proponent of Apollo moon landing hoax theory
His 1992 self-published book, NASA Mooned America! details why he feels that the Apollo Moon Landings were phony.
Some of his main arguments are that:
- Astronauts could not have survived the radiation that they would have been exposed to while passing through the Van Allen belt.
- That photos taken on the moon do not show stars in the background.
- That video shows what appears to be wind blowing the USA Flag on the moon which has no atmosphere.
- That the letter "C" is visible on a rock in one photo and idicates it was a Hollywood prop.
- The gloves on the Apollo space suits would have expanded in a vacuum to the point where they would be immobile.
- Who put the camera on the ground in front of the lunar lander to show Armstrong stepping down the ladder "for the first step on the moon"?
- The shaded side of objects are not dark due to three point lighting in a studio.
For a detailed discussion of these and other arguments, see Apollo moon landing hoax.
[edit] Personal life
Rene is essentially self-taught. After attending Rutgers University for a time, he dropped out and went to work as a carpenter and millwright. He then continued to pursue his interests in structural, mechanical engineering, physics, writing and inventing. He holds two patents. He maintains a website that archives many of his past columns and essays on a wide variety of subjects. In addition, he continues to self-publish pamphlets and books.
Rene is now disabled due to severely arthritic hips.
