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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu and Wu Fei (R) performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Wu Fei (above) passing a piece of equipment to Zhang Lu outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Wu Fei performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shenzhou-21 Return Capsule Touches Down On Earth - China

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Shenzhou-21 Return Capsule Touches Down On Earth - China

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Japanese astronauts

Takuya Onishi (lower R) communicates with fellow Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (on screen), currently on a six-month mission at the International Space Station, during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Chinese manned space mission

JIUQUAN, China, Nov. 1 Kyodo - A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months. (Kyodo)

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Chinese manned space mission

A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months.

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Chinese manned space mission

A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months.

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Chinese manned space mission

A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months.

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Chinese manned space mission

A rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. Three and a half hours later, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong space station, where the three astronauts will stay for six months.

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

This combo photo shows the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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Manned space mission in China

Three Chinese astronauts wave during a see-off ceremony for their Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. A rocket carrying the spacecraft is scheduled to lift off later in the day for a six-month mission at China's Tiangong space station.

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Manned space mission in China

Three Chinese astronauts wave during a see-off ceremony for their Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. A rocket carrying the spacecraft is scheduled to lift off later in the day for a six-month mission at China's Tiangong space station.

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Manned space mission in China

Three Chinese astronauts wave during a see-off ceremony for their Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. A rocket carrying the spacecraft is scheduled to lift off later in the day for a six-month mission at China's Tiangong space station.

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Manned space mission in China

Three Chinese astronauts wave during a see-off ceremony for their Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Oct. 31, 2025. A rocket carrying the spacecraft is scheduled to lift off later in the day for a six-month mission at China's Tiangong space station.

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu (C), Wu Fei (R) and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronaut Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission meets the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronaut Zhang Lu for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission meets the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday. Photo by Li Zhipeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronaut Wu Fei for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission meets the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday. Photo by Li Zhipeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu (C), Wu Fei (R) and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu (C), Wu Fei (R) and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-21-CREW-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu (C), Wu Fei (R) and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 30, 2025. Photo by Li Zhipeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Wang Jie leaving China's orbiting space station for extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Chen Dong Performing Extravehicular Activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on August 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong (L) and Wang Jie preparing to leave China's orbiting space station for extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third series of extravehicular activities" Photo by Li Yanchen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber)\ Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber) Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nixon and Apollo 8 Crew

United States President Richard M Nixon welcomes the Apollo 8 astronauts to the White House in Washington, DC. US, on January 30, 1969. Pictured, from left to right: Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman, President Nixon, Apollo 8 command module pilot James Lovell, and Apollo 8 lunar module pilot William Anders. The Apollo 8 mission was the first crewed flight to go to the Moon. Photo by Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte - CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 8 Crew

In this US Government hand-out photo, taken on October 8,1968 the Apollo 8 prime crew stands in foreground as the Apollo (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter. The Apollo 8 crew consists of (left to right) astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. In August of 1968, these three NASA astronauts received a call telling them to cancel their winter holiday plans — they were going to the Moon. Fifty years later we are celebrating the historic mission of Apollo 8. Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Official Portrait of First Two Groups of NASA Astronauts

Official portrait of the seven original Mercury astronauts plus new members of the astronaut corps taken on February 19, 1963. Seated from left to right are: Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Standing from left to right are: Edward White, James McDivitt, John Young, Elliot See, Charles Conrad, Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Stafford, and James Lovell. Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima

The crew of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific. Exiting the helicopter, which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred. W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM