Moon Landing?

In the late 50's, the Russian satellite Sputnik, launched humanity into the Space Age. The Cold War competition between the ideological systems of capitalism and communism involving the United States of America and Russia created a space race intent on sending humans to the moon. Whoever arrived first could claim superiority thereby adding legitimacy to the ideology and system of government. By juxtaposing certain facts of the American Apollo missions of the late 60's early 70's with the present Space Shuttle program there is a compelling argument for the existence of a collectively held truth being in fact a fiction. Almost 4 decades ago the Apollo program posited astronauts 375000 kilometers from the earths surface into lunar orbit 14 times of which 6 of these excursions landed astronauts onto the lunar surface once with a 500 pound jeep. Each time returning the astronauts safely to earth in an aluminum pod that has a surface thickness of only 1 centimeter. Conversely, the Space Shuttle program has posited astronauts only 380 kilometers from the earths surface into orbit and in the process 14 astronauts have lost their lives in 2 seperate accidents. Could the fictional film Capricorn One about a faked moon landing really be based on truth? Incidentally, Peter Hyams who before writing and directing the film had a history as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War and also as a documentary filmaker, both of which are occupations that lay claim to reporting and representing the truth. Was this film really a former reporters attempt to wrap his unbelievable true story within the bounds of fiction?