Kim Kardashian stirred up controversy and cosmic disbelief on nationwide tv after claiming the 1969 Apollo 11 moon touchdown was staged, prompting a swift and pointed reply from NASA.

During a latest episode of The Kardashians, the 45-year-old actuality mogul doubled down on her skepticism whereas chatting with actress Sarah Paulson, insisting the historic spacewalk was fabricated.

“I’m sending you, so far, a million articles with both Buzz Aldrin and… the other one,” Kardashian stated, referring to astronauts Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.

She went on to quote a questionable quote allegedly from Aldrin: “This girl says, ‘What was the scariest moment?’ And (Aldrin) goes, ‘There was no scary moment, cause it didn’t happen. It could’ve been scary, but it wasn’t, cause it didn’t happen.’” Kardashian then added, “So I think it didn’t happen,” suggesting Aldrin had “gotten old” and was now revealing the supposed reality.

The remarks didn’t sit nicely with the area company.

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy fired back on X, previously Twitter, simply hours after the episode aired. “Yes, @kimkardashian , we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!” he posted.

Duffy additionally used the second to focus on the company’s future plans, writing, “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.”

NASA’s Artemis program is at the moment gearing up for a return to the lunar floor, with the primary crewed mission scheduled for 2025, based on NASA.

The authentic moon touchdown in 1969—watched by thousands and thousands throughout the globe—has lengthy been a goal for conspiracy theories, however it stays some of the documented and verified achievements in human historical past.

Aldrin, now 95, has beforehand spoken out in opposition to such claims, calling them “misguided” and “disrespectful.”

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