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 had actually taken place and said that she was very interested in various conspiracy theories.

She said in the show, "There is no gravity on the moon, why is the flag moving?" She also said, "The 'moon boots' displayed in the museum have different soles from those in the photos. Also, why are there no stars in the sky?"

She added, "Anyway, they will call me crazy no matter what, but just go to the video platform and check it yourself..."

Only a few hours after the program was broadcast, NASA's acting administrator Sean Duffy responded to Kardashian's comments on social media.

He wrote, "Yes, we have been 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 stated that her doubts originated 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 lunar exploration, 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 say that after the United States successfully completed six manned moon landings in three years over half a century ago, lunar exploration came to an abrupt halt. However, in today's era of rapid technological development, the United States has once again launched a lunar plan, but it has encountered many obstacles, which seems unreasonable.

Before Duffy's response, the U.S. government usually remained silent in the face of external doubts, almost never giving a direct response.

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