Gene Cernan flew on Apollo 10, the "dress rehearsal" for Apollo 11 (the first mission to land on the moon). The command module for Apollo 10 was named "Charlie

Gene Cernan flew on Apollo 10, the "dress rehearsal" for Apollo 11 (the first mission to land on the moon). The command module for Apollo 10 was named "Charlie Brown" [0] who continuously had the football yanked before he could kick it[1]. A little joke from NASA, I think. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10#Mission_parameters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10#Mission_parameters 1: https://www.google.com/search?q=charlie+brown+football+yank https://www.google.com/search?q=charlie+brown+football+yank