Let's make this birthday one to remember.

79 years old (Born on March 03, 1946)

Happy Birthday, Colonel James Adamson! It must be tough picking a birthday venue after literally hanging out on the Space Shuttles Columbia and Atlantis—once you've celebrated while floating around Earth at 17,500 mph, any cake down here might seem slightly ordinary. Still, we'll try to keep up with your astronomical standards today!

Your amazing journey as an Army officer turned astronaut is hard to top; over 300 hours in zero gravity definitely grants you lifetime bragging rights. Here's wishing you another incredible year ahead (though we're not sure anything can beat orbiting our planet). Cheers from all of us grounded folks below!