#OTD 15 years ago ✨ Soyuz TMA-01M launched on October 8, 2010, with ASE members Oleg Skripochka, @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social, and Alexander Kaleri aboard!

Today, we remember ASE member Janice Voss on her #birthday. Voss flew to space five times between 1993 and 2000 (STS-57, STS-63, STS-83, STS-94, and STS-99). ✨

Congratulations to Blue Origin's #NS36 crew on its successful flight! 🚀 Welcome back to space, Clint Kelly III! We can't wait for Aaron Newman, Vitalii Ostrovsky, Danna Karagussova, Jeff Elgin, and Will Lewis to receive their Universal Astronaut Insignia! Pic: Blue Origin

#OTD 35 years ago ✨ STS-41 launched on October 6, 1990, with ASE members Richard Richards, Bruce Melnick, and Robert Cabana aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Liu Yang, who has flown to space twice in 2012 and 2022 (Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 14) as part of trips and expeditions to Tiangong-1 and the Tiangong space station! Pic: Manfred Werner, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

#ASEspotlight: Pavel Popovich 🌠 ASE member Popovich (center) once visited Belgrade alongside his friend and engineer Milivoj Jugin. Today, we remember Pavel on his 95th birthday. ✨ Pic: Stevan Kragujević (courtesy of Tanje Kragujević), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/rs/deed.en

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Brent W. Jett, who flew to space four times between 1996 and 2006 (STS-72, STS-81, STS-97, and STS-115), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member André Kuipers, who flew to space twice between 2004 and 2012 (Soyuz TMA-4 and Soyuz TMA-03M) as part of trips and expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 30/31)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Gregory Linteris, who flew to space twice in 1997 (STS-83 and STS-94)!

#ASEspotlight: Charles Duke, Jr. 💫 ASE Life Member Duke (left) sat alongside fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. Fun fact: He enjoys playing golf! Happy 90th birthday, Charlie! 🎉

#OTD 40 years ago ✨ STS-51-J launched on October 3, 1985, with ASE members Karol Bobko, William Pailes, and Ron Grabe aboard. Fun fact: This was the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Kathryn Sullivan, who flew to space three times between 1984 and 1992 (STS-41-G, STS-31, and STS-45)!

#ASEspotlight: Boris Morukov 🌠 ASE member Morukov smiled and gave a thumbs up while suiting up for his launch aboard STS-106 in September 2000. Fun fact: He enjoyed cooking! Today, we remember Boris on his 75th birthday. ✨

#OTD 20 years ago ✨ Soyuz TMA-7 launched on October 1, 2005, with ASE members Gregory Olsen, Valeri Tokarev, and William McArthur aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Eric Boe, who has flown to space twice in 2008 and 2011 (STS-126 and STS-133) as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Michel Tognini, who flew to space twice in 1992 and 1999 (Soyuz TM-15 and STS-93), including as part of a trip to the Mir space station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Bill Nelson, who flew to space in 1986 aboard STS-61-C!

#ASEspotlight: Alexander Ivanchenkov 💫 ASE member Ivanchenkov (left) played an acoustic guitar in space aboard the Salyut 6 space station in 1978. Fun fact: He's believed to be the first person to play a guitar in space! Happy 85th birthday, Sasha! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Stephanie Wilson, who has flown to space three times between 2006 and 2010 (STS-121, STS-120, and STS-131) as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Luca Parmitano, who has flown to space twice between 2013 and 2020 (Soyuz TMA-09M and Soyuz MS-13) as part of expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 36/37 and Expedition 60/61)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Dumitru Prunariu, who flew to space in 1981 aboard Soyuz 40 as part of a trip to the Salyut 6 space station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Vladimir Remek, who flew to space in 1978 aboard Soyuz 28 as part of a trip to the Salyut 6 space station! Pic: Frank Leuband, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

#ASEspotlight: Nick Hague 🌠 Last October, ASE member Hague (call letters KG5TMV) talked to students in Quebec, Canada, using an amateur (ham) radio aboard the International Space Station. Fun fact: He enjoys skiing! Happy 50th birthday, Nick! 🎊

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Loren Shriver, who flew to space three times between 1985 and 1992 (STS-51-C, STS-31, and STS-46)!

Congratulations to ASE member Anna Menon for her selection as one of NASA's newest astronaut candidates! 🎉

#ASEspotlight: Robert Satcher 💫 From inside the crew cabin of Space Shuttle Atlantis in November 2009, ASE member Satcher waved to his spacewalking crewmates outside. Fun fact: He enjoys scuba diving! Happy 60th birthday, Bobby! 🎉

#ASEspotlight: Richard Hieb 💫 ASE-USA President and ASE Life Member Hieb read a book by Stephen Hawking during a lower body negative pressure experiment aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994. Fun fact: He was part of the first (and only) 3-person spacewalk! Happy 70th birthday, Rick! 🎉

#ASEspotlight: Bjarni Tryggvason 🌠 Aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in August 1997, ASE member Tryggvason showed how even the simple task of using a laptop looks different when you're in microgravity! Fun fact: He liked skiing! Today, we remember Bjarni on his 80th birthday. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Jim Pawelczyk 💫 Before Space Shuttle Columbia's launch in April 1998, ASE member Pawelczyk tossed mission hats to his two children after arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in preparation for his upcoming mission. Fun fact: He enjoys cycling! Happy 65th birthday, Jim! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Rick Linnehan, who flew to space four times between 1996 and 2008 (STS-78, STS-90, STS-109, and STS-123), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Kayla Barron, who first flew to space in 2021 aboard SpaceX Crew-3 as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 66/67)!

#OTD (Kazakhstan time) 45 years ago ✨ Soyuz 38 launched on September 19, 1980, with ASE members Yuri Romanenko and Arnoldo Tamayo-Mendez aboard!

Today, we remember ASE member Charles Lacy Veach on his #birthday. Veach flew to space twice in 1991 and 1992 (STS-39 and STS-52). ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mark Shuttleworth, who flew to space in 2002 aboard Soyuz TM-34 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#ASEspotlight: Thomas Stafford 🌠 In August 1965, ASE Life Member Stafford climbed out of a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Fun fact: He enjoyed deep sea fishing! Today, we remember Tom on his 95th birthday. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Thomas Stafford 🌠 In August 1965, ASE Life Member Stafford climbed out of a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Fun fact: He enjoyed deep sea fishing! Today, we remember Tom on his 95th birthday. ✨

Today, we remember ASE Life Member Samuel Durrance on his #birthday. Durrance flew to space twice in 1990 and 1995 (STS-35 and STS-67). ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Pamela Melroy, who flew to space three times between 2000 and 2007 (STS-92, STS-112, and STS-120) as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#ASEspotlight: Edgar Mitchell 🌠 In February 1971, ASE Founding Member Mitchell was helped out of the Command Module Kitty Hawk after Apollo 14 splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean. Fun fact: He enjoyed playing handball! Today, we remember Ed on his 95th birthday. ✨

#OTD 40 years ago ✨ Soyuz T-14 launched on September 17, 1985, with ASE members Vladimir Vasyutin, Georgi Grechko, and Alexander Volkov aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Liu Boming, who has flown to space twice in 2008 and 2021 (Shenzhou 7 and Shenzhou 12), including as part of an expedition to the Tiangong space station! Pic: Johnson Lau, creativecommons.org/...

"Final Orbit," ASE member @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social's newest book, is available for preorder now at chrishadfield.ca/boo...! Full of Cold War intrigue, the story accelerates to a thrilling conclusion—and brings to life the loneliness, majesty, and pure rush of spaceflight. #AstronautBookshelf 📚

#ASEspotlight: Warren "Woody" Hoburg 💫 In April 2023, ASE member Hoburg (center) made a move during a space-to-ground chess tournament with NASA's Johnson Space Center, while surrounded by his #Exp69 crewmates Frank Rubio, Sultan Alneyadi, and Stephen Bowen. Happy 40th birthday, Woody! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Kevin Kregel, who flew to space four times between 1995 and 2000 (STS-70, STS-78, STS-87, and STS-99)!

Today, we remember ASE Founding Member Miroslaw Hermaszewski on his #birthday. Hermaszewski flew to space in 1978 aboard Soyuz 30 as part of a trip to the Salyut 6 space station. ✨ Pic: Lzur, creativecommons.org/...

#ASEspotlight: Eugene Trinh 💫 In the summer of 1992, ASE member Trinh smiled widely for the camera as he enjoyed a tortilla sandwich aboard the middeck of Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-50. Fun fact: He enjoys house remodeling! Happy 75th birthday, Eugene! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member John Herrington, who flew to space in 2002 aboard STS-113 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#ASEspotlight: Roger Crouch 💫 During STS-83, ASE Life Member Crouch flew through the Spacelab module aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in April 1997. Fun fact: He enjoys white water rafting! Happy 85th birthday, Roger! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Anousheh Ansari, who flew to space in 2006 aboard Soyuz TMA-9 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Randy Bresnik, who has flown to space twice in 2009 and 2017 (STS-129 and Soyuz MS-05) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 52/53)!