Statistics released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveal that despite the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks, tourists are not deterred from spending their holidays in Israel.

Hosted by Israel’s Space Agency, the International Astronautical Congress featured leading space agency directors and famed moonwalker Buzz Aldrin.

Forty-six years after becoming the second man to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin will take his first steps in the Holy Land later this year.