> If it used a more advanced technology, it should have been able to at least fly to the Moon

That's erroneous reasoning. More advanced technology does not imply more advanced capabilities in every respect. The shuttle was not designed to go to the Moon, it was designed for other purposes. It doesn't have the delta-v to reach the Moon, nor would it have any way of landing on it, nor any way of returning even if it could land.

Think of it this way; much of the technology on a modern container ship is more advanced than that on a dreadnaught battleship. That doesn't mean a container ship is any good at blasting other ships out of the water; they aren't built for that.

Why even would they want to send the Shuttle to the Moon? That sort of mission is just a political stunt, the scientific research done there isn't worth the expense.

If the country with the most reasons to call "FAKE!" during the Cold War didn't accuse NASA of faking the launch... why are you? The government lies all the time but this is a ridiculous hill to die on.

The descent phase wasn't very long, and the astronauts were kind of busy during that time. That left just automated cameras, which tended to be lower quality (NTSC or worse). So, yeah, we have few photos of the descent, just video of lousy quality, and it's perfectly understandable why.