▁Detroit ▁Sho ck , ▁among ▁others ) ▁and ▁NFL ▁own ers ▁Stephen ▁M . ▁Ross ▁( M iami ▁Dol ph ins ), ▁Pr eston ▁Robert ▁T isch ▁( New ▁York ▁Gi ants ), ▁and ▁Ralph ▁Wilson ▁( B uff alo ▁B ills ). ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁claims ▁the ▁only ▁al umn i ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁chapter ▁on ▁the ▁moon , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 5 ▁( two ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁engineering ▁degrees ▁from ▁U - M ; ▁the ▁third ▁had ▁attended ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁transfer ring ) ▁placed ▁a ▁char ter ▁pla que ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁U - M ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁on ▁the ▁lun ar ▁surface . ▁The ▁pla que ▁states : ▁" The ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁of ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁Char ter ▁Number ▁ 1 . ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁cert ify ▁that ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Club ▁of ▁The ▁Moon ▁is ▁a ▁d uly ▁constit uted ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁and ▁entitled ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁under ▁the ▁Association ' s ▁Constitution ." ▁Several ▁small ▁U - M ▁flags ▁were ▁also ▁brought ▁on ▁the ▁mission ; ▁a ▁persistent ▁campus ▁legend ▁claims ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁flag ▁was ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁moon . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Specific ▁ ▁General ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁ ▁Nelson , ▁Greg . ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁M ▁is ▁for ▁Michigan ▁Football ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Press . ▁. ▁ ▁D uder stadt , ▁Anne . ▁K are ls