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Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays?

Did you share a birthday?!

If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together.

We have started listing all the newer astronauts, but not in birthday order. We are now using date order. It starts with 22 July 2015 – see Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.54) – and comes up to date with the most recent astronauts. This is based on the details published by supercluster.com.

If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you?

Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to improve the world, to explore (to travel to strange new worlds).

Taking a break with this series for a while – and what a place to break! It’s Blue Origin’s second crewed launch of New Shepard NS-18 with Captain Kirk (well, Bill Shatner) of the USS Enterprise, NCC 1701 and the oldest person to launch into space.

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22 March 1931 William Shatner (Blue Origin) Canada. The oldest man in space and the acting legend of Star Trek. His reaction to the trip has been much reported and has become one of the many examples of the overview effect, that many space travelers experience.

“This is the most important and practical concept for space use and for aiding in saving planet Earth — William Shatner.”

16 June 1979 Dr. Chris Boshuizen (Blue Origin) Australian.

29 June 1972 Glen de Vries (Blue Origin) US.

1965 Audrey Powers (Blue Origin) US.

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Thanks to www.supercluster.com for the bios and links.

Also, thanks to www.pillownaut.com for the first list of birthdays, and the many, many resources on the internet, especially Wikipedia and NASA.      

* = includes cosmonaut, taikonaut, parastronaut, spaceflight participant, space tourist, etc

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In the meantime, take care of yourself and if you can, someone else, too, because as Adam Smith said, “we naturally desire not only to be loved but to be lovely”.

Remember, hope lives here.

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