#ASEspotlight: Oleg Artemiev π«
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! π
#ASEspotlight: Naoko Yamazaki π«
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! π
#ASEspotlight: Takuya Onishi π«
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! π
#ASEspotlight: Millie Hughes-Fulford π
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. β¨
#ASEspotlight: Cady Coleman π«
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 MITβs crew team in college!
Happy 65th birthday, Cady! π
#ASEspotlight: Roberta Bondar π«
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! π
#ASEspotlight: Steve Swanson π«
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 station crew members who have participated in spacewalks.
Fun fact: He enjoys woodworking!
Happy 65th birthday, Swanny! π
#ASEspotlight: Reinhard Furrer π
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. β¨
#ASEspotlight: Owen Garriott π
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. β¨
#ASEspotlight: Carl Meade π«
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! π
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