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- Kim Kardashian sparked debate after claiming the 1969 moon landing was fake during an episode of The Kardashians.
- NASA’s Sean Duffy directly responded, confirming the moon landing’s authenticity and inviting Kim to the Artemis launch.
- The Institute of Physics reaffirmed that every claim of a faked moon landing has been scientifically discredited worldwide.
NASA has stepped in to debunk Kim Kardashian’s latest conspiracy claim after the reality star cast doubt on the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing during a recent episode of The Kardashians. Following her comments, NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy publicly refuted the theory, reaffirming the space agency’s historic achievement and extending an unexpected invitation to Kardashian to see for herself what modern space exploration looks like.
NASA Sets the Record Straight on Kim Kardashian’s Moon Landing Claims
In Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian shared her fascination with conspiracy theories while talking with co-star Sarah Paulson on the set of her new TV series All’s Fair. During the chat, Kardashian questioned the authenticity of the moon landing, referencing an article about astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
“I’m sending you a million articles with both Buzz Aldrin and the other one,” Kardashian said, before reading a supposed quote from Aldrin that she claimed hinted the landing never occurred. “There was no scary moment because it didn’t happen. It could’ve been scary, but it wasn’t because it didn’t happen,” she read aloud, suggesting the Apollo 11 event was fabricated.
In a confessional moment later, Kardashian doubled down, saying, “I center conspiracies all the time,” and added, “I think it was fake. I’ve seen a few videos on Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn’t happen. He says it all the time now, in interviews. Maybe we should find Buzz Aldrin.”
Yes, @KimKardashian, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!
And even better: @NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership of @POTUS.
We won the last space race and we will win this one too 🇺🇸🚀
🎥: Hulu pic.twitter.com/CkexEEPFSv
— NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy (@SecDuffyNASA) October 30, 2025
Her comments quickly went viral, drawing both curiosity and criticism online. Within hours, NASA’s Sean Duffy took to X (formerly Twitter) to clear up any confusion. Sharing the clip of Kardashian’s remarks, he tagged her directly and wrote: “Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times! And even better: [NASA Artemis] is going back under the leadership of [President Donald Trump]. We won the last space race and we will win this one too.”
NASA Uses Humor and Facts to Counter Conspiracy Chatter
Rather than engaging in a heated exchange, Duffy responded with calm authority — and a touch of humor. When Kardashian replied to his post with, “Wait…. what’s the tea on 3I Atlas?!?!!!!!!!?????” referring to an interstellar comet, Duffy took the opportunity to educate.
He explained, “Our current observations show that this is the third interstellar comet to pass through our solar system. No aliens. No threat to life here on Earth. 3 = the third I = interstellar, meaning from beyond our solar system ATLAS = discovered by our Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) team.”
Duffy even commended Kardashian’s enthusiasm for space exploration, adding that he loved her excitement about NASA’s Artemis mission — the program designed to return humans to the Moon. He then invited her to the upcoming Artemis launch at Kennedy Space Center, though Kardashian has not yet responded publicly.
While Duffy’s post may have seemed like lighthearted banter, it carried an important message: that NASA’s moon missions are supported by decades of irrefutable scientific evidence. The Institute of Physics has long stated that “every single argument claiming that NASA faked the Moon landings has been discredited.” They cite photographic, radiation, and geological proof, including “382kg of moon rock” independently verified by laboratories worldwide.
In fact, one study published in PLOS One concluded that faking such a mission would have required over 400,000 people to stay silent — an impossibility.
NASA’s quick response to Kardashian’s claim reflects the agency’s commitment to maintaining public trust in science amid an era of viral misinformation. By turning a celebrity’s offhand conspiracy into a teachable moment, NASA not only reaffirmed its lunar legacy but also sparked renewed interest in humanity’s next great adventure — the Artemis mission back to the Moon.
