Read Terry Pratchett ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detritus_(Discworld)#Detritus

As he said, wikipedia it and it will be obvious. Hint: first Apollo mission -> Apollo 1.

I got it because I could guess the reference, not because I actually knew it. :)

The tempo of the kicking matches up almost perfectly with the song Destroy Everything You Touch (Ladytron).