New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Astronaut and former NASA veteran Mike Massimino addressed reality star Kim Kardashian's claim about the Apollo 11 mission's authenticity, saying there is "no way to fake" one of humanity's most outstanding achievements.

In a strong response to ongoing conspiracy theories that the 1969 space mission to land the first man on the Moon was faked, the ex-astronaut said the continued debate exists partly because the mission "seemed so unachievable back then," leading some to doubt its authenticity even decades later.

"I think that might be part of it. You know, people, there's always people that are going to doubt, you know, conspiracy people or whatever. But it did happen. It might be hard to believe, but it actually di...