Dmitry Rogozin, former head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and famous for his strange statements, tries to divert attention from the invasion of Ukraine by sharing some conspiracy theories about the first US landing on the Moon.
The politician, who has a provocative point in nearly every statement, said on Telegram that when he was Russia’s deputy prime minister, he wanted official proof of NASA’s 1969 Moon landing, but apparently only for a copy of a book written by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. took.
When President Vladimir Putin gave him the top position at Roscosmos in 2018, he brought up the same issue again; but he was accused of undermining “sacred cooperation with NASA”.
And now, in their new statement, “I also received an angry call from a senior official who accused me of ‘aggravating the international situation’ under my suspicions,” he said. suspicious situation.”
This is not Rogozin’s first offense.
Given Rogozin’s dubious past, one can guess that his recent provocative comments were an attempt to spread disinformation and exploit prominent conspiracy theories.
A 2020 survey showed that despite the evidence presented that the moon landing was real, nearly half of Russians believed the 1969 moon landings were a hoax orchestrated by the US government. It’s also worth noting that Rogozin has an interesting view of reality and is known as a kind of notorious, notorious “political troll” for his bizarre statements.
In 2018, Rogozin responded to the discovery of phosphine in the upper atmosphere of Venus by suggesting that the planet was actually Russia’s property: “We believe Venus is a Russian planet. Our country was the first and only country to set foot on Venus successfully.”
In response to the sanctions that followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rogozin made repeated threats that Russia would withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS), suggesting that this could result in a deadly landing on the United States, Europe, China and India.
He even threatened to take apart the Russian modules of the ISS and leave US astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei stranded in space. However, like many of its provocations, it turned out to be an empty threat, and Roscosmos made a quick statement, reassuring its international partners that no one would be left behind.
Rogozin was removed from his role on Roscosmos in July 2022 and has since spent most of his time fanning the flames of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While his latest claim may sound like a bombshell from the former head of a prominent space exploration organization, it would certainly be a huge mistake to accept anything he says without question.
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