NASA Responds After Kim Kardashian Questions the 1969 Moon Landing
NASA has fired back at Kim Kardashian after the reality star suggested that the 1969 Moon landing “never happened” — a claim that’s been disproven countless times over the years.
On Thursday, NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, took to X (formerly Twitter) to set the record straight.
“Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before… six times!” Duffy wrote, firmly dismissing the reality star’s statement.
The first Moon landing took place in July 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as part of the Apollo 11 mission, marking one of humanity’s most celebrated scientific achievements.
Still, half a century later, conspiracy theories continue to swirl — and Kardashian’s latest comments have reignited debate online.
In a recent episode of The Kardashians, the entrepreneur was seen telling actress Sarah Paulson she had read “a million articles” claiming the Moon landing was staged.
She went on to read what she said was a quote from Aldrin, claiming he once remarked that “there was no scary moment because it didn’t happen.” The authenticity of that quote remains unverified, and there’s no record of Aldrin ever saying such a thing.
The former astronaut, now in his 90s, has long been outspoken against conspiracy theorists — even reportedly confronting a man in 2022 who accused him of faking the Apollo 11 mission.
During her on-screen conversation, Kardashian doubled down, insisting there were “videos” of Aldrin admitting the mission was “fake.”
NASA’s Sean Duffy, clearly unimpressed, tagged Kardashian in his post and used the opportunity to promote the agency’s ongoing Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon.
“We won the last space race — and we’ll win this one too,” Duffy added, before inviting Kardashian to witness the upcoming Artemis launch at the Kennedy Space Center.
Whether Kim takes him up on the offer remains to be seen — but one thing’s for sure: NASA isn’t letting any Moon landing myths go unchallenged.
