Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, waves during a departure ceremony at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, on June 16, 2012. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters via The Atlantic)

Flying actor Welly O’Brien poses for pictures as the Southbank Centre launches Unlimited: The Revelation Festival featuring deaf and disabled artists on July 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford)

Lisa Snowdon (C) takes part in the launch of the new Veet Easywax campaign in a bid to find “Britain's Greatest Legs” on February 23, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)

The Proton rocket, that will launch the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to Mars, is transfered to the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in this handout photo released by European Space Agency (ESA) on March 11, 2016. (Photo by Stephane Corvaja/Reuters/ESA)

Riot policemen launch tears gas canisters during clashes with coca growers from Yungas in La Paz, Bolivia February 21, 2017. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Models turned into “humanoid” robots pose on a train at Waterloo Station on October 2, 2016 in London, England for the launch of new Sky Atlantic TV drama Westworld. (Photo by Matt Alexander/PA Wire)

Chloe Ferry attends the Geordie Shore series 15 “Shag Pad on Tour” cast launch at Tower Bridge on August 16, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

A model walks the runway during the Shona Joy “Le Long de la Côte” collection launch runway on September 21, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)