 An Apollo 1 mission patch was left on the Moon 's surface after the first manned lunar landing by Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin . The Apollo 15 mission left on the surface of the Moon a tiny memorial statue , Fallen Astronaut , along with a plaque containing the names of the Apollo 1 astronauts , among others including Soviet cosmonauts , who perished in the pursuit of human space flight . 
