What If...?
Should the Aldrin and Armstrong, of Apollo 11, not been able to return to Earth, for whatever reason, the government was ready with a nice public relations piece to console American citizens and the world.
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-photos/moon-disaster-1.jpg
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-photos/moon-disaster-2.jpg
It might be heart-wrenching to discover the government didn't have complete faith in NASA's mission to the Moon, but this is what governments do, they prepare for every contingency. This one just happens to be in case of disaster.
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