"ON N’A JAMAIS MARCHÉ SUR LA LUNE" : L’IMPOSTURE APOLLO | ALDO STERONE | GPTV

Interview Overview

The video is an interview with Aldo Sterone about his book We Never Walked on the Moon. Sterone argues that the Apollo Moon landings were staged and presents the book as the result of a long-running investigation based on publicly checkable names, dates, and documents.

The interviewer endorses the book’s research, but the interview gives little attention to evidence supporting the official account of the landings.

Sterone’s Main Claims

• Apollo evidence: Sterone argues that some objects presented as lunar samples were later identified as Earth material. He also points to the disappearance or destruction of original Apollo film reels, which he says suggests evidence was concealed. He cites a white kit reportedly found among Neil Armstrong’s belongings and argues that it should have been left on the Moon.
• NASA and whistleblowers: Sterone describes quality-control problems in the Apollo program and alleges that contractor Thomas Baron died in a suspicious car-and-train collision after criticizing NASA. He also refers to an incomplete report critical of the agency. The interview presents these incidents as suspicious but does not independently establish them as evidence of a cover-up.
• Reasons the landings might have been staged: Sterone says the United States needed a dramatic Cold War victory after Soviet achievements in space. He suggests that political leaders set an ambitious goal before the country had the capability to meet it, and that senior officials may eventually have chosen to fake success rather than admit failure.
• Why the story remained accepted: Sterone argues that secrecy, compartmentalization, and the power of government agencies made a deception possible, while American media and popular culture reinforced national exceptionalism. He says the Soviet Union was not a reliable source of exposure because both superpowers kept secrets and had little to gain from revealing each other’s failures.
• Present-day spaceflight: Sterone contrasts Apollo’s claimed journeys to the Moon with the difficulty of sending astronauts beyond low Earth orbit today, treating that contrast as evidence that the missions did not happen. He also argues that modern communications would make a similar deception harder to sustain.
• Scientific standards: Sterone invokes skepticism and the principle that extraordinary claims require strong evidence. He rejects the familiar claim that Stanley Kubrick filmed the landings, saying he cannot substantiate it and does not rely on it in his book.

Broader Themes

The discussion also includes criticism of the U.S. military-industrial complex, intelligence agencies, nationalism, and Hollywood’s role in shaping public beliefs. These are Sterone’s interpretations; the interview does not independently verify his claims or provide a detailed rebuttal.

Presenters and Contributors

• Interviewer/presenter: Addressed as “Mike” in the subtitles
• Guest: Aldo Sterone