In words we never quite expected to say, Kim Kardashian is now feuding with NASA.
The reality TV queen and Skims founder is no stranger to a public spat, having had beef with the likes of Taylor Swift, Piers Morgan, and pop star Pink in the past.
However, her latest squabble isn’t one we predicted for 2025.
The American media personality, 45, made her latest headlines this week by insisting that the 1969 moon landing was fake.
She attempted to convince her All’s Fair co-star, Sarah Paulson, 50, to side with her and other conspiracy theorists as she argued that Buzz Aldrin, 95, and the late Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 mission did not happen.
But it appears NASA is keen to educate her, as Sean Duffy, 54, who is also the United States Secretary of Transportation, took to X in response to her comments, which she made in the October 30 episode of the Hulu reality show, The Kardashians.
He wrote: ‘Yes, @KimKardashian, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!
‘And even better: @NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership of @POTUS [President of the United States, Donald Trump].
‘We won the last space race, and we will win this one too 🇺🇸. (sic)’
Apollo 11 was the first moon landing, which took place in July 1969, with Armstrong and Aldrin.
This was followed by Apollo 12 in November 1969, Apollo 14 in February 1971, Apollo 15 in July 1971, Apollo 16 in April 1972, and Apollo 17—the latest crewed mission to the Moon, which took place in December 1972.
According to NASA’s website, the Artemis campaign involves the exploration of the Moon for ‘scientific discovery, technology advancement, and learning how to live and work on another world as we prepare for human missions to Mars’.
After Secretary Duffy responded to Kim’s belief that the 1969 moon landing was a farce, the star replied in his post’s comments section.
She penned: ‘Wait…. what’s the tea on 3I Atlas?!?!!!!!!!????? (sic)’
3I/ATLAS is one of only three interstellar comets seen by astronomers, and it was discovered on July 1, 2025. Unlike other comets, it does not orbit the Sun.
As for the reasons why Kim reckons the moon landing was false, she told Sarah between takes of their TV drama that Aldrin says in interviews that it also ‘didn’t happen’.
Kim further alleged that the astronaut’s old age makes him blurt out comments like that before ultimately ruling: ‘So I think it didn’t happen.’
Later in the episode, a producer approached Kim’s trailer and asked the star to confirm her belief that the astronauts did not walk on the Moon.
Explaining how she was convinced of the conspiracy theory, Kim added: ‘Why does Buzz Aldrin say it didn’t happen?
‘There’s no gravity on the moon—why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon [have] a different [foot]print than the photos.
‘Why are there no stars?’
Indeed, they’re all questions that have long been asked by those not convinced by the moon landing, as many have accused the historic event of inconsistencies over the years.
Hundreds of thousands of people have claimed that the technology to send humans to the Moon simply didn’t exist at that time, thereby making the trip impossible, while others have sought out oddities in the photographic evidence.
However, experts have debunked such theories, too.
One of the most popular arguments is that mentioned by Kim, of how the flag appears to flutter around, despite there being no wind on the Moon.
The reasons behind this have been explained by the flag being fastened to a rod so that it did not hang down. The flag was creased because it had been folded during storage, arguably creating the image of movement in a still photo.
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