Ha 110% my mistake! .. I was multi-tasking/trying to set up a new business whilst answering messages, hence when you mentioned Neil and spoke of viewing the earth from space, my default mind setting immediately went to Neil Armstrong and the concept of fake Moon landings, which I've never really looked into, but yes I see what you were alluding to now! lol
I have a family member (in the late 50's early 60's) that was (around age 14/15) plucked out of school, moved to the States and taken into a NASA scholarship (known as the brain train). Thus I know from personal experience that (whatever people believe or don't believe) the system is compartmentalised and that the people designing the mechanics/propulsion systems of these rockets, very much believe what they're doing.