While Jack Black is a world-renowned musician and actor, his mother may have an even more exciting resume as a hailed aerospace engineer during the space race, ballerina and children’s book author.

A few months before the mission had taken place in April 1970, engineer Cohen was on the team working on the guidance system, figuring out a few last issues before it could be implemented.

The system was ultimately a worst-case scenario tool; the backup system of a backup system to help navigate the astronauts home.

She found herself on the precipice of solving the final piece when she began to feel the early pains of labour.

Cohen had had three children previously and by now knew the signs well enough to gather herself for what came next.