Coach Broderic Odom M.Ed.

Moon landing denial collapses on one physical fact: Apollo 11 deployed a precision laser retroreflector at its landing site in July 1969. TLDR: Earth-based observatories verified its return signal before the crew left the Moon. It still returns photons today. No prior mission landed at that coordinate. Every translunar-capable launch was tracked during the Cold War. Multiple rival nations independently range the same hardware. If Apollo did not place it, produce: – The hidden launch – The hidden landing – The hidden installation – The hidden tracking failure – The hidden multinational conspiracy Absent that, Apollo put it there. ⸻ The Details What Apollo 11 Placed Apollo 11 astronauts deployed the first Lunar Laser Ranging retroreflector in Mare Tranquillitatis. It is a corner-cube optical array designed to return laser light directly back to its source. It was ranged from Earth after deployment and before crew departure. It still operates today. ⸻ Why We Know It’s the Reflector When a laser pulse hits the Moon: • ~1 photon returns for every 10^17 sent • Regolith produces diffuse, smeared scatter • A reflector produces a sharp, time-compressed return spike These signatures are measurably different. We aim at a mapped Apollo 11 coordinate and detect a device-specific optical return. This is not random lunar reflection. ⸻ Independent Verification Lunar Laser Ranging has been performed by: United States – Apache Point, McDonald, Haleakala France – Côte d’Azur (Grasse) Germany – Wettzell Italy – Matera (MLRO) China – Yunnan Observatories Historic USSR – Crimean Observatory Australia – Orroral Independent nations. Independent facilities. Same reflector. ⸻ Why “Something Else Put It There” Fails There are no pre-Apollo landings at that coordinate. Every translunar launch was tracked by the U.S., USSR, and others. There is no missing lunar mission. To deny Apollo placed it, you must produce: 1. An alternate launch 2. An alternate landing 3. Contradictory tracking data 4. A physical explanation for the reflector-specific photon return No such evidence exists. Meanwhile, the reflector continues to return photons from the Apollo 11 site - 50+ years later. Explain the mirror. Physically.

To my ECU family, This life that I know and love, would be nothing without you. You took a chance on a kid, and developed him into the man you see today. From playing football and getting my degrees, to meeting my Wife & my best friends, you have changed my life forever. While this chapter of my life is ending, a new one begins. I have accepted a position as the Director of Football Ops at Abilene Christian University. From my family, thank you for everything ECU! Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger! Go Wildcats!