Apollo program

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Lunar Excursion Module[1]
Neil Armstrong's footprint[1]
Saturn V rocket[2]

The Talosians viewed several images about Earth's Moon and programs to study and explore it while accessing the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701's computer in 2254.[3]

Apollo 8

In an historic first, the 3-man crew of Apollo 8 journeyed around the moon in 1968, observing and photographing the natural satellite and viewing "Earthrise."[4]

Apollo 11

On 20 July 1969, the age-old dream of landing a man on the moon was accomplished by Apollo 11, whose Lunar Module landed in the Sea of Tranquility. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin remained on the surface for 21 hours 36 minutes.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Broken Bow." Enterprise, Episodes 01-02. Television. 26 September 2001.
  2. "Assignment: Earth." Star Trek, Episode 55. Television. 29 March 1968.
  3. "The Cage." Star Trek, Episode 00. Television. 1965 (Unaired).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Goldstein, Stan and Goldstein, Fred with Sternbach, Rick. Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology. Pocket Books, 1980.
  5. Wheeler, Wm. John with McLimore, Guy W. Jr., Poehlein, Greg K., and Tepool, David F. "Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook." Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, Book 2004A. FASA Corporation, 1983.