Apollo 11 Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the United States. The bill was sponsored by Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Florida Representative Alan Grayson. A group of British scientists interviewed as part of the anniversary events reflected on the significance of the Moon landing: Apollo 11 Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module "Eagle" on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on
Lunar module (UFO) Lunar module (UFO) In the "UFO" TV series, the Lunar module is the only SHADO spacecraft capable of Earth–Moon travel. On Earth, it can only take off and land docked with a mother ship known as the Lunar Carrier, as part of its tail. This spacecraft takes off and lands on the Moon in an upright position on a launch pad on SHADO Moonbase. The SHADO Lunar module is a red spaceplane – usually manned by two crewmembers – with a large rocket engine on the rear and, eventually, a reaction control system (its re-entry angle of attack is a