# Moon Rock on The No Agenda Show

Moon Rock comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2009 to October 2026.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** August 2009 – October 2026
- **Related topics:** [Moon Landing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-landing.md), [Nasa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nasa.md), [Amsterdam](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amsterdam.md), [Apollo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apollo.md), [Apollo 11](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apollo-11.md), [Astronomy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/astronomy.md), [Earth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/earth.md), [Moon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon.md), [Rijksmuseum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rijksmuseum.md), [Van Allen Belts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/van-allen-belts.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Charlie Duke Defends the Apollo Moon Landings

- **Episode:** [1912: Chaos Dynamic](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1912-chaos-dynamic.md)
- **Published:** 2026-10-15
- **Time:** 2:55:28–3:00:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1912-chaos-dynamic/chapter/charlie-duke-defends-the-apollo-moon-landings.md

Charlie Duke defends the validity of the Apollo moon landings, citing the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's photos of landing sites and the 600 pounds of unique moon rocks brought back to Earth. He dismisses conspiracy theories, noting that the evidence of human activity on the lunar surface is overwhelming and verifiable.

Keywords: charlie duke, [moon landing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-landing.md), lunar reconnaissance orbiter, moon rocks, [apollo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apollo.md)

### Apollo Moon Rock, Big Bertha, Van Allen Belts

- **Episode:** [1844: Second Half of Show](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1844-second-half-of-show.md)
- **Published:** 2026-02-19
- **Time:** 1:01:46–1:06:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1844-second-half-of-show/chapter/apollo-moon-rock-big-bertha-van-allen-belts.md

Questions are raised regarding the validity of the Apollo moon landings, citing the loss of 10,000 telemetry tapes and the discovery that a moon rock given to the Netherlands was actually petrified wood. A recent study of the "Big Bertha" rock from Apollo 14 suggests it may have originated on Earth 4 billion years ago and was launched to the moon by an asteroid impact.

Keywords: [nasa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nasa.md), [moon rock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-rock.md), big bertha, apollo 14, [van allen belts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/van-allen-belts.md), telemetry data

### Asteroid 2019 OK, Near-Earth Flyby

- **Episode:** [1159: Showly](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1159-showly.md)
- **Published:** 2019-08-01
- **Time:** 2:25:51–2:27:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1159-showly/chapter/asteroid-2019-ok-near-earth-flyby.md

Asteroid 2019 OK whizzed past Earth at 54,000 miles per hour, coming within 45,000 miles of the planet—less than a fifth of the distance to the moon. Astronomers had not been tracking the rock, which was several hundred feet across, making the "uncomfortably close" flyby a surprise to the scientific community.

Keywords: asteroid 2019 ok, [earth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/earth.md), [moon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon.md), [astronomy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/astronomy.md), space rock

### Moon Rocks, Earth Origin Theory

- **Episode:** [1108: Sarcasm](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1108-sarcasm.md)
- **Published:** 2019-02-01
- **Time:** 1:58:51–2:03:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1108-sarcasm/chapter/moon-rocks-earth-origin-theory.md

A news report reveals that a moon rock collected during the Apollo missions actually contains minerals like quartz and zircon that are common on Earth but rare on the moon. Scientists suggest the rock was launched from Earth by an asteroid impact billions of years ago and eventually landed on the moon. The hosts, expressing long-standing skepticism about the moon landings, find the "Earth rock on the moon" explanation suspicious.

Keywords: [nasa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nasa.md), [moon landing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-landing.md), apollo mission, hadean time, [moon rock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-rock.md)

### Rijksmuseum Moon Rock, Petrified Wood and Apollo 11 Skepticism

- **Episode:** [125: Breaking News: Ted Kennedy Is Dead](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/125-breaking-news-ted-kennedy-is-dead.md)
- **Published:** 2009-08-27
- **Time:** 38:15–40:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/125-breaking-news-ted-kennedy-is-dead/chapter/rijksmuseum-moon-rock-petrified-wood-and-apollo-11-skepticism.md

A moon rock gifted to former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees by the U.S. Ambassador in 1969 has been identified by the Free University of Amsterdam as a piece of petrified wood. The "rock" had been displayed in the Rijksmuseum for decades. This discovery fuels skepticism regarding the authenticity of the original 1969 moon landing and the distribution of lunar samples.

Keywords: [moon rock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moon-rock.md), [rijksmuseum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rijksmuseum.md), [amsterdam](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amsterdam.md), petrified wood, [apollo 11](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apollo-11.md)

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