Composite image of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. In the background the Apollo 11 lunar module is making its descent to the Moon's surface. In the foreground is mission control in Houston, Texas, USA, with astronaut Charles Duke (born 1935) at far left. Duke was CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator), the only member of mission control to speak directly with the crew during the lunar landing. In the background are astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise. The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Moon on 20th July 1969.