But another part of the reason why NASA hasn’t send any women to the moon until now is likely down to good old-fashioned sexism, and the undervaluing of women.

At the time of the Apollo landings, there were no women astronauts; in fact the only women you were likely to hear about at the time were the wives of astronauts. It isn’t until recently that we’ve started hearing more about women involved in space travel. Women like Katherine Johnson, the mathematician who helped get astronaut John Glenn into space and was one of the subjects of the film Hidden Figures, and Mae Jemison, the first woman of colour in space.

Despite the strides that have been made for women in the space sector – growing numbers are carving out space of their own in the UK sector – there are still problems. NASA had to cancel its all-female spacewalk earlier this year because it didn’t have enough spacesuits for all the women due to take part. It’s the perfect demonstration that getting women to space has been an afterthought.

NASA is finally ready to send the first woman to the moon – 50 years after the Apollo mission