USS Hornet (CV-12) 27 March 1967. She reached Japan exactly a month later and departed the Sasebo base on 19 May for the war zone. She operated in Vietnamese waters throughout the first half of 1967. "Hornet" recovered the astronauts from the first moon landing mission, Apollo 11, on 24 July 1969. President Nixon was on board to welcome the returning astronauts back to Earth, where they lived in quarantine aboard "Hornet" prior to transfer to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at Houston. The first steps on Earth of returning moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, with Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, are marked
Mike Sanders (wrestler) Mike Sanders (wrestler) Michael Edwin Neil Sanders (born July 20, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and former professional wrestler. Sanders is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling, where he was a one time Cruiserweight Champion. Sanders was named in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin, Jr. and Neil A. Armstrong as Sanders was born on the day the moon landing occurred. Prior to his professional wrestling career, Sanders served for four years in the United States Army, three of which included being stationed in Germany. Following his discharge, he began