NASA fires back at Kim Kardashian over fake moon landing claim

US space agency NASA has dismissed claims by reality TV star Kim Kardashian that the 1969 Moon landing was staged.

Kardashian, in the latest episode of The Kardashians, said she believed the Apollo 11 mission that took astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon “didn’t happen.”

“I think it was fake. I’ve seen videos of Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn’t happen,” she told co-star Sarah Paulson, adding that she often “centres conspiracy theories.”

Reacting on X, NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, directly addressed Kardashian’s claim. “Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before… six times!” he wrote, tagging the celebrity.

He also used the moment to promote NASA’s upcoming Artemis mission — part of America’s renewed effort to return to the Moon under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

“We won the last space race, and we will win this one too,” Duffy added.

Kardashian later responded by asking about a new interstellar object called 3I/Atlas, believed to be one of the oldest comets ever recorded.

Duffy then invited her to visit the Kennedy Space Center for the next Artemis launch.

For over 50 years, scientists have consistently debunked conspiracy theories that suggest the Apollo 11 mission was faked. According to the Institute of Physics, “Every single argument claiming NASA faked the Moon landings has been discredited.”