#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mamoru Mohri, who flew to space twice in 1992 and 2000 (STS-47 and STS-99)!

#ASEspotlight: Leonid Kadenyuk 🌠 Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-87, ASE member Kadenyuk worked with plants being grown for the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment in 1997. Fun fact: He enjoyed running! Today, we remember Leonid on his 75th birthday. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member John Fabian, who flew to space twice between 1983 and 1985 (STS-7 and STS-51-G)!

#OTD 40 years ago 🌠 STS-51-L launched on January 28, 1986. Today, we commemorate the crew: Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Francis ("Dick") Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith, and Ellison Onizuka.

Today, we commemorate the crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Virgil ("Gus") Grissom. 🌠

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Mario Runco, Jr., who flew to space three times between 1991 and 1996 (STS-44, STS-54, and STS-77)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member William Readdy, who flew to space three times between 1992 and 1996 (STS-42, STS-51, and STS-79), including as part of a trip to the Mir space station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Jack Fischer, who flew to space in 2017 aboard Soyuz MS-04 as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 51/52)!

Today, we remember ASE member William Pogue on his #birthday. Pogue flew to space in 1973 aboard Skylab 4. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Kjell Lindgren, who has flown to space twice in 2015 and 2022 (Soyuz TMA-17M and SpaceX Crew-4) as part of expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 44/45 and Expedition 67/68)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Robert Cabana, who flew to space four times between 1990 and 1998 (STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, and STS-88), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Thomas Jones, who flew to space four times between 1994 and 2001 (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, and STS-98), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

Congratulations to Blue Origin's #NS38 crew on its successful flight! 🚀 We can't wait for Laura Stiles, Timothy Drexler, Linda Edwards, Alberto Gutiérrez, Alain Fernandez, and Jim Hendren to receive their Universal Astronaut Insignia! Pic: Blue Origin

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Joseph Tanner, who flew to space four times between 1994 and 2006 (STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, and STS-115), including as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Jerry Ross, who flew to space seven times between 1985 and 2002 (STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, and STS-110), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Buzz Aldrin, who flew to space twice between 1966 and 1969 (Gemini 12 and Apollo 11) and was the second person to walk on the Moon!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Jeffrey Williams, who flew to space four times between 2000 and 2016 (STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-16, and Soyuz TMA-20M) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 13, Expedition 21/22, and Expedition 47/48)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Daniel Brandenstein, who flew to space four times between 1983 and 1992 (STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, and STS-49)!

#ASEspotlight: Michael Coats 💫 ASE Life Member Coats smiled for the camera as he updated the crew activity plan from the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 1989. Fun fact: He became the 10th director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in November 2005! Happy 80th birthday, Mike! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Anatolii Solovyov, who flew to space five times between 1988 and 1998 (Soyuz TM-5, Soyuz TM-9, Soyuz TM-15, STS-71, and Soyuz TM-26) as part of expeditions aboard the Mir space station (Mir EP-2, Mir EO-6, Mir EO-12, Mir EO-19, and Mir EO-24)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Anatoli Ivanishin, who flew to space three times between 2011 and 2020 (Soyuz TMA-22, Soyuz MS-01, and Soyuz MS-16) as part of expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 29/30, Expedition 48/49, and Expedition 62/63)!

Welcome home, #Crew11 (Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, Zena Cardman, and Oleg Platonov)! 🌎

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Shannon Lucid, who flew to space five times between 1985 and 1996 (STS-51-G, STS-34, STS-43, STS-58, and STS-76), including as part of an expedition aboard the Mir space station (Mir EO-21/22)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Rakesh Sharma, who flew to space in 1984 aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of a trip to the Salyut 7 space station!

#ASEspotlight: Sergei Revin 💫 At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, ASE member Revin (left) plays ping-pong alongside fellow ASE member and crewmate Joe Acaba before their launch in May 2012. Fun fact: He enjoys water skiing! Happy 60th birthday, Sergei! 🎉

#OTD 40 years ago ✨ STS-61-C launched on January 12, 1986, with ASE members Robert Cenker; Steven Hawley; Bill Nelson; Franklin Chang-Diaz; and Charles Bolden, Jr. aboard. Fun fact: This flight included not one but two future administrators of NASA!

#OTD 30 years ago ✨ STS-72 launched on January 11, 1996, with ASE members Koichi Wakata, Daniel Barry, Brent W. Jett, Brian Duffy, and Leroy Chiao aboard. Fun fact: The crew was filmed for a @pbs.org documentary narrated by Bill Nye called "Astronauts"!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Robert Hines, who first flew to space in 2022 aboard SpaceX Crew-4 as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 67/68)!

Today, we remember ASE member Vyacheslav Zudov (left) on his #birthday. Zudov flew to space in 1976 aboard Soyuz 23. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Talgat Musabayev 🌠 In June 1998, ASE member Musabayev played the guitar aboard the Mir space station. Fun fact: He received several awards as an aerobatic flyer! Today, we remember Talgat on his 75th birthday. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Frederick Gregory 💫 In November 1989, ASE member Gregory showed off a letter of well-wishes from students in Japan while aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Fun fact: He enjoys specialty cars! Happy 85th birthday, Fred! 🎉

Today, we remember ASE member Valeri Kubasov on his #birthday. Kubasov flew to space three times between 1969 and 1980 (Soyuz 6, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and Soyuz 36), including as part of a trip to the Salyut 6 space station. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE member David Saint-Jacques, who first flew to space in 2018 aboard Soyuz MS-11 as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 57/58/59)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Guy Gardner, who flew to space twice between 1988 and 1990 (STS-27 and STS-35)!

Today, we remember ASE Founding Member Oleg Makarov on his #birthday. Makarov flew to space four times between 1973 and 1980 (Soyuz 12, Soyuz 18a, Soyuz 27, and Soyuz T-3), including as part of trips to the Salyut 6 space station. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Christopher Cassidy, who flew to space three times between 2009 and 2020 (STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M, and Soyuz MS-16) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 35/36 and Expedition 62/63)!

#ASEspotlight: Sergei Avdeev 💫 ASE member Avdeev spoke at a children's library in April 2022. Happy 70th birthday, Seryoga! 🎉 Pic: Svklimkin, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Abdulahad Mohmand, who flew to space in 1988 aboard Soyuz TM-6 as part of a trip to Mir!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Vladimir Titov, who flew to space four times between 1983 and 1997 (Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-4, STS-63, and STS-86), including as part of trips and expeditions to Mir (Mir EO-3)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Martin Fettman, who flew to space in 1993 aboard STS-58!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Viktor Afanasyev, who flew to space four times between 1990 and 2001 (Soyuz TM-11, Soyuz TM-18, Soyuz TM-29, and Soyuz TM-33) as part of trips and expeditions to Mir and the International Space Station (Mir EO-8, Mir EO-15, and Mir EO-27)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Steven Smith, who flew to space four times between 1994 and 2002 (STS-68, STS-82, STS-103, and STS-110), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Daniel Barry, who flew to space three times between 1996 and 2001 (STS-72, STS-96, and STS-105), including as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Barry Wilmore, who flew to space three times between 2009 and 2025 (STS-129, Soyuz TMA-14M, and Boeing's Crew Flight Test) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 41/42 and Expedition 71/72)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Nancy Currie, who flew to space four times between 1993 and 2002 (STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, and STS-109), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Yevgeni Tarelkin, who flew to space in 2012 aboard Soyuz TMA-06M as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 33/34)!

#ASEspotlight: Oleg Artemiev 💫 Shortly before the launch of Soyuz MS-08 in March 2018, ASE member Artemiev (right) played billiards with crewmates and fellow ASE members Drew Feustel (left) and Ricky Arnold (center) at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Happy 55th birthday, Oleg! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mike Hopkins, who flew to space twice between 2013 and 2021 (Soyuz TMA-10M and SpaceX Crew-1) as part of expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 37/38 and Expedition 64/65)!

#ASEspotlight: Naoko Yamazaki 💫 ASE Life Member Yamazaki smiled as she was seen looking out of a window from the Cupola of the International Space Station in April 2010. Fun fact: She enjoys snow skiing! Happy 55th birthday, Naoko! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Oleg Skripochka, who flew to space three times between 2010 and 2020 (Soyuz TMA-01M, Soyuz TMA-20M, and Soyuz MS-15) as part of expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 25/26, Expedition 47/48, and Expedition 61/62)!