NASA Administrator Claims the United States Landed on the Moon Six Times
According to the U.S. website "Politico," recently, American reality TV star Kim Kardashian publicly questioned the authenticity of the moon landing, which triggered a strong response from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
On the 30th local time, in the latest episode of the reality show "The Kardashians," Kardashian questioned whether this space mission actually took place and said she was "interested in various conspiracy theories."
She said in the program, "There's no gravity on the moon, so why is the flag waving?" She also stated, "The 'moon boots' displayed in the museum have a different sole pattern than the ones in the photos. Also, why are there no stars in the sky?"
She added, "Anyway, they will say I'm crazy no matter what, but just go to the video platform and see for yourself..."
Just hours after the program aired, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy responded to Kardashian's comments on social media.
He wrote, "Yes, we went to the moon... six times!" and added, "More importantly: Under President Trump, NASA's Artemis program is preparing to return to the moon. We won the last space race, and we will win this one too."
Kardashian previously said her doubts came from long-standing statements by Buzz Aldrin, but reports indicate that these videos are often edited or misleadingly spread. Aldrin was the second person to step on the moon after Armstrong.
"Politico" reported that this "verbal confrontation" occurred as tensions between NASA and the Trump administration continued to escalate. Although the White House claimed it would restart the lunar exploration program, it simultaneously proposed budget cuts and institutional restructuring.
For many years, there have been voices questioning the authenticity of the United States' manned moon landings in history, but these have always been considered "conspiracy theories."
Some opinions state that after the United States successfully achieved six manned moon landings in three years over half a century ago, lunar exploration came to an abrupt end. However, with the rapid development of technology today, the United States has once again launched a lunar exploration plan, but it has encountered many obstacles, which seems unreasonable.
Before Duffy's response, the U.S. government usually remained silent on external doubts and rarely gave a direct response.
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