The photograph is an American classic: members of the Kennedy Space Center team, packed into the control room shortly after the Apollo 11 mission lifted off on July 16, 1969. The rocket would successfully carry humans to the surface of the moon for the first time.

Unless you scan the image closely, it’d be easy to miss her: JoAnn Morgan, an American aerospace engineer, who sat in the center with her hand to her chin. She was the only woman working in the room during liftoff.

This month, NASA celebrated Morgan along with some of the many other women who were instrumental in the eight-day Apollo 11 mission, which returned to Earth 50 years ago this week. Here’s a look at five of these women and their contributions.

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JoAnn Morgan, launch controller

“I’ve got rocket fuel in my blood.”

JoAnn Morgan was NASA’s only female engineer at that time — and Apollo 11 was her debut as the first female launch controller.