Elizabeth Svoboda The Washington Post

Forty-nine years ago Friday, the Apollo 11 spacecraft delivered the first astronauts to the surface of the moon. The footprints Buzz Aldrin left in lunar soil are still around - and so are the throngs of conspiracy theorists who claim the entire landing was faked.

Forty-nine years ago Friday, the Apollo 11 spacecraft delivered the first astronauts to the surface of the moon. The footprints Buzz Aldrin left in lunar soil are still around - and so are the throngs of conspiracy theorists who claim the entire landing was faked.