Strange But True

To my knowledge, only two prime-time TV series have been set on the Moon. Both were created and produced by the same man, Gerry Anderson of the United Kingdom. The first was UFO (1970-71). The second was Space: 1999 (1975-77). Although both have serious flaws, I enjoy them to some extent. The latter was a big-budget special effects show that skimped on storytelling, characterization, and drama. It (at least during the first season) tried to emulate the mind-blowing SF/mystical aura of Kubrick and Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. But that's a tall order and it fell far short. I still appreciate it for being (as Star Trek was, much more successfully) a depiction of the future of humanity as cosmic explorers...essentially an extrapolation of NASA's mission. (In contrast to Star Wars and other SF that focuses primarily on conflict instead of exploration.)
Anyway...there is a strange aspect tying together LRO and Space: 1999. The show was set on "Moonbase Alpha," the commander of which was John Koenig, portrayed by future Oscar Award-winning actor Martin Landau.
Notably, one member of the Mission Operations Team for LRO happens to be named...
John Koenig.
I mentioned this to him and he was amused. He's somewhat familiar with the show. I also confirmed that he was born before the series was produced, so there's no chance he was named in homage to Commander Koenig. Otherwise that might've implied that his parents had an interest in space exploration, possibly conveyed to their son, who might then end up working in the space program. That would've made this not really a coincidence at all, although his working on a Moon mission in particular is still remarkable.
What does this "mean?" Is God brushing against our funny bones? Who knows for sure? My perspective is that we are surrounded by an almost infinite number of "details" and events, most of which are not directly interconnected. Meanwhile, our brains are superb pattern detectors. We perceive as much as we can that appears to be connected. Sometimes the patterns are valid, often not. This coincidence is, I'm pretty sure, in the latter category.