Apollo 11 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 July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command Module Pilot Michael Collins piloted the command module "Columbia" alone
Aviator call sign when not flying. In the 1995 TV series "JAG", the lead character, Harmon Rabb, is given the name "Pappy" due to the fact that he is the oldest pilot in his squadron. This is later changed to 'Hammer' which was his father's Vietnam War call sign—a mark of respect. In the 2004 television series "Battlestar Galactica", a number of the "Galactica"'s crew had call signs. William Adama (portrayed by Edward James Olmos) had "Husker".Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) had "Apollo". Kara Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) had "Starbuck" and Karl Agathon (Tahmoh Penikett) had "Helo." Sharon Valerii (Grace Park) had two personas and