Association of Space Explorers
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Earth's first emissaries to the cosmos. Pioneering the path to space. Delivering the astronaut perspective.
Houston, TX, USA
Joined October 2011
RT @Axiom_Space: The #Ax4 crew has a 22.5-hour journey back to Earth before splashing down off the coast of California no earlier than 4:31….
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Listen to "Requiem for Earth," set to Brahms' "A German Requiem," for #EarthMusicMonday!. The great views of Earth for this #EarthMusicTheater movie were taken by @Space_Station #Exp39, #Exp42, #Exp66, #Exp69, and #Exp71 astronauts (incl. 25 ASE members).
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Today, we remember ASE member Robert Overmyer on his #birthday. Overmyer flew to space twice in 1982 and 1985 (STS-5 and STS-51-B). ✨
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RT @NASA: Live: Join us as the @Space_Station bids farewell to the @Axiom_Space #Ax4 crew. The crew is scheduled to enter the @SpaceX Drago….
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#OTD 30 years ago ✨. STS-70 launched on July 13, 1995, with ASE members @Astro_Buckeye, Tom Henricks, Mary Ellen Weber, and Kevin Kregel aboard. Fun fact: This became the "all-Ohio mission" after the governor of Ohio made ASE Life Member Kregel an honorary citizen!
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#HappyBirthday to ASE Founding Member Alexei Yeliseyev, who flew to space three times between 1969 and 1971 (Soyuz 5, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10)!
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RT @Axiom_Space: #Ax4 is preparing for their journey home. Tune in for the Hatch Closing broadcast tomorrow at 03:30 AM CT, followed by the….
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RT @NASA: Live: The four-person SpaceX Crew-11 mission, including NASA's @AstroIronMike and @Zenanaut, participate in a news briefing on th….
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RT @NASA: Live: Get an overview of our SpaceX Crew-11 mission from leadership, who’ll discuss final preparations. Launch to the @Space_Stat….
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#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!
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#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)!
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#ASEspotlight: Vitali Sevastyanov 🌠. ASE member Sevastyanov (pictured w/ fellow member Andrian Nikolayev) flew to space twice aboard Soyuz 9 & Soyuz 18. Fun fact: He was a longtime host of a space-themed TV show in the 1980s!. Today, we remember Vitali on his 90th birthday. ✨
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Join the exuberant and playful dance of "Earth Tandemonium" for #EarthMusicMonday!. The wide-ranging views of Earth for this #EarthMusicTheater movie were taken by @Space_Station #Exp67 astronauts (incl. 12 ASE members).
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#ASEspotlight: Kevin Ford 💫. ASE Life Member @kevin_astro7 played a ukulele inside the Tranquility node of the @Space_Station in December 2012. Fun fact: He has played drums for the all-astronaut band, Max Q!. Happy 65th birthday, Kev! 🎉
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#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)!
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#HappyBirthday to ASE Life Member @RichardGarriott, who flew to space in 2008 aboard Soyuz TMA-13 as part of a trip to the @Space_Station!
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#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)!
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#ASEspotlight: Georgi Ivanov 💫. ASE Founding Member Ivanov (left) met with fellow ASE member and former @NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson in Sofia, Bulgaria, in October 2024. Fun fact: He was Bulgaria's first cosmonaut!. Happy 85th birthday, Georgi! 🎉
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#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 @Space_Station!
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