Welcome home, #SoyuzMS27 (Jonny Kim, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritskiy)! 🌏

Today, we remember ASE member Vladimir Shatalov on his #birthday. Shatalov flew to space three times between 1969 and 1971 (Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10). ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Bruce Melnick, who flew to space twice in 1990 and 1992 (STS-41 and STS-49)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Jügderdemidyn Gürragchaa, who flew to space in March 1981 aboard Soyuz 39 as part of a trip to the Salyut 6 space station!

#ASEspotlight: Roberta Bondar 💫 During her flight aboard STS-42 in January 1992, ASE member Bondar found a moment to gaze out of the flight deck windows of Space Shuttle Discovery. Fun fact: She enjoys hot air ballooning! Happy 80th birthday, Roberta! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Hayley Arceneaux, who flew to space in 2021 aboard Inspiration4! Pic: Inspiration4/John Kraus Photos, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

#OTD 60 years ago ✨ Gemini 7 launched on December 4, 1965! To learn more, check out the mission page from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-vii/

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Ron Sega, who flew to space twice in 1994 and 1996 (STS-60 and STS-76), including as part of a trip to the Mir space station!

#ASEspotlight: Steve Swanson 💫 In May 2014, ASE Life Member Swanson signed the wall next to his crew patch in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station, as is tradition for fliers who have participated in spacewalks. Fun fact: He enjoys woodworking! Happy 65th birthday, Swanny! 🎉

Today, we remember ASE member Viktor Gorbatko on his #birthday. Gorbatko flew to space three times between 1969 and 1980 (Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37), including as part of trips to the Salyut 5 and Salyut 6 space stations. ✨

#OTD 35 years ago ✨ STS-35 launched on December 2, 1990, with ASE members Samuel Durrance, John Michael Lounge, Jeffrey Hoffman, Vance Brand, Guy Gardner, and Ronald Parise aboard!

#OTD 35 years ago ✨ Soyuz TM-11 launched on December 2, 1990, with ASE members Viktor Afanasyev, Musa Manarov, and Toyohiro Akiyama aboard!

This #GivingTuesday, help ASE inspire the next generations of space explorers, provide an international networking forum for the world's orbital space fliers, deliver the astronaut perspective to promote better stewardship of our home planet, and more! https://www.space-explorers.org/donate/

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Alexander Alexandrov, who flew to space in 1988 aboard Soyuz TM-5 as part of a trip to the Mir space station! Pic: Oksana Prilepina, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

#OTD 25 years ago ✨ STS-97 launched on November 30, 2000, with ASE members Brent W. Jett, Marc Garneau, Mike Bloomfield, and Joseph Tanner aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Kenneth Cameron, who flew to space three times between 1991 and 1995 (STS-37, STS-56, and STS-74), including as part of a trip to Mir!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Barbara Morgan, who flew to space in 2007 aboard STS-118 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#OTD 45 years ago ✨ Soyuz T-3 launched on November 27, 1980, with ASE members Oleg Makarov, Leonid Kizim, and Gennadi Strekalov aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Jim Wetherbee, who flew to space six times between 1990 and 2002 (STS-32, STS-52, STS-63, STS-86, STS-102, and STS-113), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

Congratulations to the crew of Soyuz MS-28 on their successful launch to the International Space Station! 🚀 Welcome back to space, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov! We can't wait for Chris Williams and Sergei Mikaev to receive their Universal Astronaut Insignia!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Richard Arnold II, who flew to space twice between 2009 and 2018 (STS-119 and Soyuz MS-08) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 55/56)!

#OTD 40 years ago ✨ STS-61-B launched on November 26, 1985, with ASE members Jerry Ross, Charles Walker, Brewster Shaw, Mary Cleave, Rodolfo Neri-Vela, and Sherwood Spring aboard. Fun fact: This flight set the record for quickest turnaround time of a space shuttle (54 days)!

Today, we remember ASE member Boris Yegorov on his #birthday. Yegorov flew to space in 1964 aboard Voskhod 1. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Reinhard Furrer 🌠 ASE member Furrer (left) glanced at the camera while looking through files inside the Spacelab module aboard Space Shuttle Challenger in 1985. Fun fact: He held many sailing licenses! Today, we remember Reinhard on his 85th birthday. ✨

#ASEspotlight: Owen Garriott 🌠 In August 1973, ASE member Garriott looked at the camera during an EVA to deploy a twin pole solar shield to help shade Skylab's Orbital Workshop. Fun fact: He was the first to participate in amateur radio from space! Today, we remember Owen on his 95th birthday. ✨

Today, we remember ASE member Henry Hartsfield, Jr., on his #birthday. Hartsfield flew to space three times between 1982 and 1985 (STS-4, STS-41-D, and STS-61-A). ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE member James Dutton, who flew to space in 2010 aboard STS-131 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Eileen Collins, who flew to space four times between 1995 and 2005 (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, and STS-114), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Nicholas Patrick, who flew to space twice in 2006 and 2010 (STS-116 and STS-130) as part of trips to the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Nicole Stott, who flew to space twice between 2009 and 2011 (STS-128 and STS-133) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 20/21)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Jean-François Clervoy, who flew to space three times between 1994 and 1999 (STS-66, STS-84, and STS-103), including as part of a trip to Mir!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mark Brown, who flew to space twice in 1989 and 1991 (STS-28 and STS-48)!

Welcome home, #Shenzhou20 (Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie)! 🌏

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member and ASE-USA Treasurer John-David Bartoe, who flew to space in 1985 aboard STS-51-F!

#ASEspotlight: Carl Meade 💫 In September 1994, ASE Life Members Meade (right) and Mark Lee participated in a prebreathe protocol before their EVA to test a new rescue device, the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system. Fun fact: He enjoys woodworking! Happy 75th birthday, Carl! 🎉

#OTD 5 years ago ✨ SpaceX Crew-1 launched on November 15, 2020, with ASE members Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi aboard. Fun fact: This was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon and the maiden flight of the Crew Dragon Resilience!

#OTD 35 years ago ✨ STS-38 launched on November 15, 1990, with ASE members Robert Springer; Frank Culbertson, Jr.; Richard Covey; Carl Meade; and Sam Gemar aboard. Fun fact: This mission was the first time Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Kenneth Bowersox, who flew to space five times between 1992 and 2003 (STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, and STS-113), including as part of an expedition to the International Space Station (Expedition 6)!

#OTD 30 years ago ✨ STS-74 launched on November 12, 1995, with ASE members William McArthur, @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social, Kenneth Cameron, and Jerry Ross aboard!

Today, we remember ASE Life Member Richard Truly on his #birthday. Truly flew to space twice between 1981 and 1983 (STS-2 and STS-8). ✨

#ASEspotlight: Gregory "Reid" Wiseman 💫 At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, ASE member Wiseman (right) played ping-pong with crewmate Max Suraev before their 2014 Soyuz TMA-13M launch. Fun fact: He was at sea when he was selected for astronaut training! Happy 50th birthday, Tonto! 🎉

#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Vladimir Solovyov (pictured at center), who flew to space twice in 1984 and 1986 (Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15) as part of expeditions aboard the Salyut 7 and Mir space stations (Salyut 7 EO-3 and Salyut 7 EO-5/Mir EO-1)!

Today, we remember ASE member Ronald Evans on his #birthday. Evans flew to space in 1972 aboard Apollo 17. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mark Vande Hei, who has flown to space twice between 2017 and 2022 (Soyuz MS-06 and Soyuz MS-18) as part of expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 53/54 and Expedition 64/65/66)!

In Memoriam: Frederick Hauck April 11, 1941 - November 6, 2025

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Edward Gibson, who flew to space in 1973 aboard Skylab 4!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Tibor Kapu, who flew to space this year aboard #Ax4 as part of a trip to the International Space Station! #ASE36

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Robert Cenker, who flew to space in 1986 aboard STS-61-C!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member B. Alvin Drew, who flew to space twice between 2007 and 2011 (STS-118 and STS-133) as part of trips to the International Space Station!

Watch the livestream of #ASE36 Day 1: www.youtube.com/@ASEBRAZIL