Overview
- On a newly aired episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian said she believes the 1969 Moon landing did not happen and cited videos of Buzz Aldrin.
- Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy responded on X that the United States reached the lunar surface six times during Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972.
- Duffy used the exchange to spotlight the Artemis program and extended an invitation for Kardashian to attend a launch at Kennedy Space Center.
- Subsequent reporting found the Aldrin clips referenced were edited compilations taken out of context, and Aldrin has not denied the Apollo landings.
- Kardashian later asked on X about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, prompting Duffy to say there were no aliens, as coverage noted Artemis II is tentatively planned for 2026 and could shift.