Tony Dokoupil offered an apology to Buzz Aldrin on the Friday, October 31, episode of CBS Mornings after incorrectly stating that the astronaut is dead.

The mistake occurred during a conversation about Kim Kardashian ‘s recent comments about the 1969 moon landing. On the Thursday, October 30, episode of The Kardashians , Kardashian claimed that in his old age, Aldrin, 95, had accidentally revealed that the moon landing was fake.

Although the moon landing has been proven to have occurred in the decades since the memorable space mission, Dokoupil’s co-host Nate Burleson played into the speculation. “NASA has said in the past it’s too expensive or the hype has died down or priorities have shifted for the U.S. in our plans to go to the moon,” he said during the Friday on-air d

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