The Apollo missions, including Apollo 11, which resulted in the first-ever manned moon landing, are widely understood to be authentic historical incidents based on extensive documented research. These occurrences did indeed happen, leaving tangible artifacts (such footprints, lunar samples, satellite photography, telemetry, etc.) and creating a legacy that still reverberates throughout pop culture, space investigation, and scientific discoveries. Many academics, scientists, independent researchers, and members of the general public regard the moon landings as legitimate because there is no convincing proof or rational argument to back up assertions of a hoax.