Being 250 miles above the Earth hasn't stopped the space station crew from joining in with the festivities.
Glenn became a national hero back in 1962 when he became the first American ever to orbit the Earth.
The Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill just after becoming the oldest person ever to visit the South Pole.
The privately-funded endeavour aims to revisit the lunar rover left behind by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
Experts have warned that SpaceX's plan to fuel rockets while astronauts are on board could prove fatal.
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
Astronauts embarking on missions in to deep space could be at an increased risk of developing dementia.
The astronauts who walked on the moon are up to five times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease.
Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko touched down safely aboard their Soyuz capsule on Saturday.
Known as Valkyrie, the NASA robot could help to set up a colony ahead of the first astronauts on Mars.
British astronaut Tim Peake has succeeded in running the London marathon while aboard the space station.
The British astronaut will be running the London marathon while aboard the International Space Station.
Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin has stated that surviving on Mars will be a lot harder than getting there.
The crew of Apollo 10 recalled hearing strange 'space music' while orbiting the far side of the moon.
The Apollo 14 astronaut became the sixth man ever to set foot on the surface of the moon back in 1971.
The botanical breakthrough was revealed by astronaut Scott Kelly on his Twitter account at the weekend.
British astronaut Tim Peake dialed up an unsuspecting pensioner and said, 'hello, is this planet Earth ?'
The Soyuz spacecraft has successfully arrived at the station following a tense manual docking maneuver.