The Apollo 11 moon mission provided a giant leap for womankind, thanks to the remarkable intellect of young software engineer and mother Margaret Hamilton.
The Johnson Space Center welcomed 10 American astronauts and two United Arab Emirates astronauts after the class completed two years of NASA training in Houston, Texas.
Four astronauts from four different countries returned to Earth after six months in orbit onboard the International Space Station. They landed in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida.
Four astronauts launched in SpaceX's Falcon rocket on Sunday as they headed to the International Space Station to oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships.