#HappyBirthday to Loren Acton!
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#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! 🎉
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#HappyBirthday to James Adamson!
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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! 🎉
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#HappyBirthday to Jack Lousma, born on February 29th!
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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! 🎉
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#ASEspotlight: G. David Low 🌠
In June 1993, ASE member Low suited up aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour for his upcoming spacewalk during STS-57.
Fun fact: He enjoyed tennis and lacrosse!
Today, we remember him on his 70th birthday. ✨
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#ASEspotlight: Konstantin Feoktistov 🌠
In October 1969, ASE members Feoktistov (left) and Georgi Beregovoi (center) joined Frank Borman for a gift exchange of a book and record of the first Moon landing at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Today, we remember Konstantin on his 100th birthday. ✨
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Yuri Onufrienko, wearing a blue and gray jacket, smiles as an apple and two oranges float in front of him.
#ASEspotlight: Yuri Onufrienko 💫
In January 2002, ASE member Onufrienko smiled for the camera as fresh apples and oranges floated in front of him in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Fun fact: He enjoys cooking!
Happy 65th birthday, Yuri! 🎉
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Daniel Tani, wearing a NASA polo shirt and light work pants, smiles as he watches brown pieces of candy float in front of his face while holding a larger clear bag of the candies in his hand.
#ASEspotlight: Daniel Tani 💫
In February 2008, ASE member Tani smiled as he watched pieces of candy float freely aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-122.
Fun fact: He enjoys tennis!
Happy 65th birthday, Dan! 🎉
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Leonid Kadenyuk, wearing a red polo shirt and a blue visor, works with small plants growing out of a black box aboard the Space Shuttle.
#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. ✨
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Michael Coats, wearing a short-sleeve polo shirt, sits at the commander's station on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle with many documents both in his hands and floating around him, while he smiles for the camera.
#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! 🎉
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#HappyBirthday to Sergei Revin!
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Sergei Revin (left) and Joe Acaba play ping-pong while wearing blue flight suits.
#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! 🎉
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Talgat Musabayev, wearing a purple t-shirt, holds a brown guitar while aboard the Mir space station.
#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. ✨
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#HappyBirthday to Fred Gregory!
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Frederick Gregory holds a long letter filled with drawings and Japanese characters while wearing a USAFA t-shirt aboard the Space Shuttle.
#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! 🎉
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Sergei Avdeev speaks into a microphone while wearing a suit jacket with medals. Pic: Svklimkin, CC BY-SA 4.0
#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
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Oleg Artemiev (right) holds a cue stick as he lines up a shot on a billiards table while Drew Feustel (left) and Ricky Arnold (center) watch on. All three are wearing blue flight suits.
#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! 🎉
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#HappyBirthday to Naoko Yamazaki!
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Naoko Yamazaki smiles as she is seen through a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.
#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! 🎉
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Happy belated #birthday to Takuya Onishi!
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Wearing a striped collared shirt and tan pants, Takuya Onishi smiles as he holds a ham radio microphone as he floats aboard the International Space Station.
#ASEspotlight: Takuya Onishi 💫
In August 2025, ASE member Onishi (call sign KF5LKS) talked to students in Osaka, Japan, using an amateur (ham) radio aboard the International Space Station.
Fun fact: He enjoys playing the saxophone!
Happy 50th birthday, Takuya! 🎉
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Millie Hughes-Fulford floats through the space shuttle with her arms extended in a "soaring" position while making an excited face and wearing a bright red shirt and blue shorts.
#ASEspotlight: Millie Hughes-Fulford 🌠
During STS-40, ASE member Hughes-Fulford soared through the Spacelab Life Sciences module aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in June 1991.
Fun fact: She enjoyed gardening and photography!
Today, we remember Millie on her 80th birthday. ✨
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Cady Coleman holds a camera up to her eye as she points it out of a Cupola window aboard the International Space Station.
#ASEspotlight: Cady Coleman 💫
ASE Life Member Coleman took pictures from the Cupola of the International Space Station in April 2011 during her long-duration mission (Expedition 26/27).
Fun fact: She competed on MIT’s crew team in college!
Happy 65th birthday, Cady! 🎉
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Roberta Bondar smiles as she stares out of a window at the Earth while floating on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery.
#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! 🎉
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Steve Swanson smiles at the camera while holding a marker as he signs a wall filled with crew patches.
#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! 🎉
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Reinhard Furrer, wearing a dark shirt and blue work pants, looks at the camera as he kneels on a device as he looks at files while in the Spacelab module.
#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. ✨
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Owen Garriott looks at the camera while wearing a spacesuit during a spacewalk.
#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. ✨
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Mark Lee and Carl Meade wear masks over their faces as they prebreathe pure oxygen in preparation for a spacewalk.
#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! 🎉
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