The discussion centers around the experiments conducted by astronauts during the Apollo missions to the Moon, specifically whether they performed a simultaneous drop of a penny and a feather, and the nature of other activities such as hitting a golf ball.
Participants express differing views on the nature of the experiments conducted, with some considering certain activities as publicity stunts while others highlight the significance of the feather and hammer drop. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the classification of these activities as experiments.
There are limitations regarding the completeness of information about all experiments conducted during the Apollo missions, and the definitions of what constitutes a "real" experiment are not uniformly agreed upon.
toolate said:Does anyone know if the first astronauts on the moon did an experiment like dropping a penny and a feather simultaneously? I just read that one pair of them hit a golf ball and threw a pole like a javelin, but that wouldn't have been my first choice of experiment.
Now that I didn't know. Very cool.Janus said:...and no one at NASA knew what he was planning.