My people believe there are spirits on the moon. Would you please take them a message from me? (x-post from r/space) On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. In the months leading up to their expedition, the Apollo 11 astronauts trained in a remote moon-like desert in the western United States. The area is home to several Native American communities, and there is a story or legend describing an encounter between the astronauts and one of the locals. Onβ¦