Hold on hold on!!! Before we engage our brain to these conspiracy theories, let's engage our analytical mind. First of all, this statement is entirely false: "Thats right, MOON has no atmosphere, means NO air, means NO FRICTION." Friction = u * N Where u is the coefficient of friction (a unitless entity) and N=normal force pushing the two objects together. Taking air out of the equation doesn't do anything to the equation. So, friction exists in vaccum too, as long there are two surfaces that are not perfectly smooth. Let's get back to the conspiracy theory, in next thread: