Russian official wants the Apollo moon landings investigated

The Apollo moon missions were highly publicized events, but some believe NASA has been keeping secrets about them.

Vladimir Markin, a spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee, has revealed that he is among them.

Markin wrote an op-ed piece expressing that view, which was published in the Russian newspaper Izvestia.

He's calling for an international inquiry into documentation and artifacts from the Apollo landings that NASA has declared missing.

Markin clarifies that he's not challenging whether or not the moon landing happened.

He just believes that, "...these...artifacts are part of the legacy of humanity, and their disappearance without a trace is our common loss. An investigation will reveal what happened."

The items in question include the original footage of the first lunar landing and rocks retrieved from the moon's surface.

NASA has already admitted they erased the original recording of the historic moment while reusing tapes to store data from satellites.

The agency has since cobbled together a replacement using clips gathered from news agencies.

As for the rocks, they're said to be safe and sound at the Johnson Space Center.

Perhaps the world will soon know for sure.