Association of Space Explorers

Watch ASE member @AstroVicGlover welcome our newest members (@Astro_Christina, @Astro_Jeremy, and @astro_hathaway) while aboard Artemis II!

"@Astro_Reid and I are both members, and we're proud to welcome ... them to this international body of human space explorers."

#ASEspotlight: Kenneth Bowersox 💫

In December 2002, ASE Life Member Bowersox was bathed in Earthlight as he photographed the Earth through a window aboard the @Space_Station.

Fun fact: He was on the sailing team at the @NavalAcademy!

Happy 70th birthday, Sox! 🎉

#OTD 15 years ago ✨

Soyuz TMA-22 launched on November 14, 2011, with ASE members Anatoli Ivanishin, @Anton_Astrey, and Daniel Burbank aboard.

Fun fact: This was the first crewed mission to dock with the @Space_Station, after the retirement of the space shuttle fleet!

#OTD 45 years ago ✨

STS-2 launched on November 12, 1981, with ASE Life Member Richard Truly aboard.

Fun fact: This was the first and only all-rookie crew on the space shuttle!

Today, we remember ASE Life Member Richard Truly on his #birthday. Truly flew to space twice between 1981 and 1983 (STS-2 and STS-8). ✨