Let's make this birthday one to remember.

56 years old (Born on January 15, 1969)

Happy birthday to Anatoli Ivanishin—Russia's favorite cosmic understudy! Remember when you patiently waited as backup commander in 2010, watching your buddies blast off? Let's face it: nobody makes mission control chairs look quite as comfortable—or quietly heroic—as you do!

Though the stars initially teased by keeping you Earth-bound that year, you've since soared high and proven you're anything but second-best. Your dedication turned "backup" into bold success stories, making orbiting astronauts jealous of how smoothly good things eventually come around for patient space heroes.

Here's wishing laughter-filled orbits ahead—because every astronaut deserves stellar birthdays back on Earth!