A soccer club made it to the moon 👀 ⬇️ We keep on rolling with continental_tire, helping us on our journey to uncover the hidden gems of soccer across the US! Last year, they hooked us up with tires for all our vehicles, leading us to discover some pretty wild stories on the road. This one may be one of the most shocking. On mile 6,570 of our travels in 2026, we visited Merritt Island, FL, to catch the launch of NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby mission in 50 years. But did you know the first time someone landed on the moon, they brought a piece of soccer history along with them? “If they’re going to be humanity’s biggest heroes this century, they must be official members of our club.” That’s what the PR secretary of Club Atletico Independiente from Argentina said ahead of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. And he followed through. The club quickly made Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins honorary members (or socios) of Independiente. They even created official IDs for t...