MOSCOW, July 3 Soil transferred to the United States after the flight to the Moon, according to a study carried out in our country's examination, «it turned out to be lunar,» this leaves no doubt that the Americans really visited the Moon, said the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov.
«As for whether the Americans were or were not on the Moon. I have only one fact, I was interested in this matter — at one time they gave us part of the lunar soil that the astronauts delivered during this expedition. According to the expertise of our Academy science, the lunar soil turned out to be lunar. This is the answer to the question,” Borisov said, answering a question from a State Duma deputy whether American astronauts really were on the Moon.
In July 1969, astronauts from the Apollo 1 mission, led by Neil Armstrong, were the first in human history to set foot on the surface of the Moon. They also took samples of lunar rocks. Their landing was watched live in the United States, according to various estimates, from 125 to 150 million television viewers.