#HappyBirthday to ASE International Executive Committee Member Marcos Pontes, who flew to space in 2006 aboard Soyuz TMA-8 as part of a trip to the International Space Station!
Yellow flowers are seen growing out of the ground in front of a Soyuz rocket on the launch pad
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
ASE salutes the crew of STS-102 on the 25th anniversary of their launch! Launch: March 8, 2001. Susan Helms, James Kelly, Andrew Thomas, Paul Richards, Jim Wetherbee, Yuri Usachev, James Voss.
#OTD 25 years ago ✨
STS-102 launched on March 8, 2001, with ASE members Susan Helms, Jim Wetherbee, Yuri Usachev, & James Voss aboard.
Fun fact: You can watch a crew-narrated post-flight video, created by NASA & shared by the National Space Society, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88yZf77o34w!
Stylized image of Vladimir Vasyutin
Today, we remember ASE member Vladimir Vasyutin on his #birthday. Vasyutin flew to space in 1985 aboard Soyuz T-14 as part of an expedition to the Salyut 7 space station (EO-4). ✨
#ASEspotlight: Loren Acton 💫
In 1985, ASE Founding and Life Member Acton enjoyed a meal on the middeck of Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-51-F.
Fun fact: He grew up on a ranch in Montana!
Happy 90th birthday, Loren! 🎉
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Viktor Savinykh, who flew to space three times between 1981 & 1988 (Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 & Soyuz TM-5) as part of expeditions to Salyut 6, Salyut 7 & Mir (Salyut 6 EO-6, Salyut 7 EO-4 & Mir EP-2)!
Pic: Yumakeiko, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Picture of Valentina Tereshkova
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman to fly in space in 1963 aboard Vostok 6!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Robert Curbeam, who flew to space three times between 1997 and 2006 (STS-85, STS-98, and STS-116), including as part of trips to the International Space Station!
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Valeri Korzun, who flew to space twice between 1996 and 2002 (Soyuz TM-24 and STS-111) as part of expeditions aboard Mir (Mir EO-22) and the International Space Station (Expedition 5)!
Official portrait of Yuri Lonchakov
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Yuri Lonchakov, who flew to space three times between 2001 and 2009 (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-1, and Soyuz TMA-13) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 18)!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member James Voss, who flew to space five times between 1991 and 2001 (STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, and STS-102), including as part of trips and expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 2)!
James Adamson smiles widely from underneath a space shuttle window while holding a large black camera.
#ASEspotlight: James Adamson 💫
ASE Life Member Adamson smiled widely as he posed for a photo by a window on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis while holding a Hasselblad camera in August 1991.
Fun fact: He enjoys long-distance running!
Happy 80th birthday, Jim! 🎉
Official portrait of Bonnie Dunbar
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Bonnie Dunbar, who flew to space five times between 1985 and 1998 (STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, and STS-89), including as part of trips to the Mir space station!
Photo of Vladimir Kovalyonok
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Vladimir Kovalyonok, who flew to space three times between 1977 and 1981 (Soyuz 25, Soyuz 29, and Soyuz T-4), including as part of expeditions aboard the Salyut 6 space station (Salyut 6 EO-2 and Salyut 6 EO-6)!
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Mikhail Turin, who flew to space three times between 2001 and 2014 (STS-105, Soyuz TMA-9, and Soyuz TMA-11M) as part of expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 3, Expedition 14, and Expedition 38/39)!
Official portrait of Donald ("Deke") Slayton
Today, we remember ASE member Donald ("Deke") Slayton on his #birthday. Slayton flew to space in 1975 as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Hanging below a yellow and red parachute, Jack Lousma is wearing a blue flight suit and white helmet as he floats in the air against a bright blue sky.
#ASEspotlight: Jack Lousma 💫
In July 1978, ASE Life Member Lousma was suspended in the air by his parachute as he was pulled along behind a boat during a water survival training course in Florida.
Fun fact: He's a golfing enthusiast!
Happy (observed) 90th birthday, Jack! 🎉
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Thomas Pesquet, who has flown to space twice between 2016 and 2021 (Soyuz MS-03 and SpaceX Crew-2) as part of expeditions aboard the International Space Station (Expedition 50/51 and Expedition 65/66)!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Susan Helms, who flew to space five times between 1993 and 2001 (STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, and STS-102), including as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 2)!
Portrait of Anatoly Filipchenko from a Soviet-era stamp
Today, we remember ASE member Anatoly Filipchenko on his #birthday. Filipchenko flew to space twice in 1969 and 1974 (Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16).
ASE salutes the crew of STS-133 on the 15th anniversary of their launch! Launch: February 24, 2011. B. Alvin Drew, Eric Boe, Nicole Stott, Steve Lindsey, Stephen Bowen, Michael Barratt.
#OTD 15 years ago ✨
STS-133 launched on February 24, 2011, with ASE members B. Alvin Drew, Eric Boe, Nicole Stott, Steve Lindsey, Stephen Bowen, and Michael Barratt aboard.
Fun fact: This was the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Clayton Anderson, who flew to space twice in 2007 and 2010 (STS-117 and STS-131) as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 15/16)!
Today, we remember ASE member Marc Garneau on his #birthday. Garneau flew to space three times between 1984 and 2000 (STS-41-G, STS-77, and STS-97), including as part of a trip to the International Space Station. ✨
ASE salutes the crew of STS-75 on the 30th anniversary of their launch! Launch: February 22, 1996. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Jeffrey Hoffman, Andrew Allen, Claude Nicollier, Maurizio Cheli, Scott Horowitz, Umberto Guidoni.
#OTD 30 years ago ✨
STS-75 launched on February 22, 1996, with ASE members Franklin Chang-Diaz, Jeffrey Hoffman, Claude Nicollier, and Maurizio Cheli aboard!
Official portrait of James Bagian
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member James Bagian, who flew to space twice in 1989 and 1991 (STS-29 and STS-40)!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social, who flew to space four times between 1999 and 2016 (STS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-01M, and Soyuz TMA-16M), including as part of trips and expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 25/26 and Expedition 43/44/45/46)!
#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member (and current U.S. Senator) @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, who flew to space four times between 2001 and 2011 (STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, and STS-134) as part of trips to the International Space Station!
ASE salutes the crew of Soyuz TM-23 on the 30th anniversary of their launch! Launch: February 21, 1996. Yuri Onufrienko, Yuri Usachev.
#OTD 30 years ago ✨
Soyuz TM-23 launched on February 21, 1996, with ASE members Yuri Onufrienko and Yuri Usachev aboard!
Photograph of Vasili Tsibliyev
#HappyBirthday to ASE member Vasili Tsibliyev, who flew to space twice between 1993 and 1997 (Soyuz TM-17 and Soyuz TM-25) as part of expeditions to the Mir space station (Mir EO-14 and Mir EO-23)!
Photograph of Alexander Alexandrov
#HappyBirthday to ASE - Russia President and ASE International Executive Committee Member Alexander Alexandrov, who flew to space twice in 1983 and 1987 (Soyuz T-9 and Soyuz TM-3) as part of expeditions to Salyut 7 and Mir (Salyut 7 EO-2 and Mir EO-2)!
