#HappyBirthday to ASE member Toyohiro Akiyama, who flew to space in 1990 aboard Soyuz TM-11 as part of a trip to the Mir space station!

#OTD 65 years ago ✨ Liberty Bell 7 launched on July 21, 1961! To learn more about the second crewed American spaceflight, check out the mission page from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/mercury-redstone-4-liberty-bell-7/

#OTD 5 years ago ✨ Blue Origin NS-16 launched on July 20, 2021! Fun fact: This was the first spaceflight to launch from Texas!

Today, we remember ASE Founding Member Vladimir Lyakhov (left) on his #birthday. Lyakhov flew to space three times between 1979 and 1988 (Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6) as part of trips and expeditions to Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and Mir. ✨

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Roy Bridges, Jr., who flew to space in 1985 aboard STS-51-F!

#OTD 60 years ago ✨ Gemini 10 launched on July 18, 1966, with ASE member Michael Collins aboard. Fun fact: This was the program's first double rendezvous in space! To learn more, check out the mission page from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/gemini-x/

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Janet L. Kavandi, who flew to space three times between 1998 and 2001 (STS-91, STS-99, and STS-104), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#ASEspotlight: Robert Overmyer 🌠 In November 1982, ASE member Overmyer reviewed the long printout of instructions and messages sent from Mission Control to Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-5. Fun fact: He enjoyed water skiing! Today, we remember Bob on his 90th birthday. ✨

Congratulations to the crew of Soyuz MS-29 on their successful launch to the International Space Station! 🚀 Welcome back to space, Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina! Congratulations to Anil Menon for becoming the 648th orbital flier in the Registry of Space Travelers!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Alexei Yeliseyev, who flew to space three times between 1969 and 1971 (Soyuz 5, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10)!

#OTD 25 years ago ✨ STS-104 launched on July 12, 2001, with ASE members Steve Lindsey, Janet L. Kavandi, and James F. Reilly II aboard. Fun fact: This was the final Space Shuttle mission to have a five-member crew!

#OTD 5 years ago ✨ Unity 22 launched on July 11, 2021! Fun fact: This was the first spaceflight where more than three people flew a suborbital mission in the same spacecraft!

In Memoriam: Alexander Alexandrov December 1, 1951 - July 10, 2026

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Pyotr Klimuk, who flew to space three times between 1973 and 1978 (Soyuz 13, Soyuz 18, and Soyuz 30), including as part of trips and expeditions to the Salyut 4 and Salyut 6 space stations!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member John Casper, who flew to space four times between 1990 and 1996 (STS-36, STS-54, STS-62, and STS-77)!

#OTD 15 years ago ✨ STS-135 launched on July 8, 2011, with ASE members Sandra Magnus, Rex Walheim, Doug Hurley, and Christopher Ferguson aboard. Fun fact: The crew appeared on an episode of The Colbert Report after returning home!

Today, we remember ASE member Vitali Sevastyanov on his #birthday. Sevastyanov flew to space twice between 1970 & 1975 (Soyuz 9 & 18), including as part of an expedition to Salyut 4. ✨ Pic: Newspaper "Pereslavskiye Vesti" / V. L. Razumovsky, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

#OTD 50 years ago ✨ Soyuz 21 launched on July 6, 1976, with ASE member Boris Volynov aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Tom Henricks, who flew to space four times between 1991 and 1996 (STS-44, STS-55, STS-70, and STS-78)!

#ASEspotlight: Richard Garriott 💫 During #ASE36 in São Paulo, ASE Life Member Richard Garriott (right) and honored guest Eve Garriott enjoyed a meal together at the Governor's Palace. Fun fact: He is a video game developer! Happy 65th birthday, Richard! 🎉

#OTD 20 years ago ✨ STS-121 launched on July 4, 2006, with ASE members Stephanie Wilson, Mike Fossum, Thomas Reiter, Steve Lindsey, and Captain Mark Kelly aboard!

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Norman Thagard, who flew to space five times between 1983 and 1995 (STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, and Soyuz TM-21), including as part of an expedition aboard Mir (Mir EO-18)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Wendy Lawrence, who flew to space four times between 1995 and 2005 (STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, and STS-114), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Linda Godwin, who flew to space four times between 1991 and 2001 (STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, and STS-108), including as part of trips to Mir and the International Space Station!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Georgi Ivanov (center), who flew to space in 1979 aboard Soyuz 33! Pic: Bulgarian Archives State Agency, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Jessica Meir, who is currently in space! She has flown to space twice since 2019 (Soyuz MS-15 and SpaceX Crew-12) as part of expeditions to the International Space Station (Expedition 61/62 and Expedition 74/75)!

#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member Ed Lu, who flew to space three times between 1997 and 2003 (STS-84, STS-106, and Soyuz TMA-2) as part of trips and expeditions aboard Mir and the International Space Station (Expedition 7)!

#ASEspotlight: Stephen Oswald 💫 In January 1992, ASE Life Member Oswald peeked out from his sleeping berth on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-42. Fun fact: He attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts! Happy 75th birthday, Oz! 🎉

Today, we commemorate the crew of Soyuz 11: Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev. 🌠

#HappyBirthday to ASE member Charles Precourt, who flew to space four times between 1993 and 1998 (STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, and STS-91), including as part of trips to Mir!