Well, civilians in space have taken another amazing step forward with the second docking of the Dragon spacecraft with the ISS on March 3, 2013. They are bringing supplies to the space station, as they were awarded the contract for 12 such missions back in 2008. This company of space enthusiasts, with their founder Elon Musk, have been proving that just about anything is within reach if we just put our minds to it. Check out the video of their second successful docking, and then go check out what else their up to at their site.
And just remember, this is all being done by people just like you and me. Well, and a whole lot of soaring imagination. Congrats once again to the SpaceX team and NASA.