75 years old (Born on September 30, 1949)
Happy Birthday, Michel Tognini! From soaring through the skies as a daring French Air Force test pilot to floating gracefully aboard Soyuz TM-15 and Space Shuttle Columbia STS-93—your adventures have truly been out of this world. Not many can claim they've commuted between Earth orbit stations like most people commute on trains!Your leadership at ESA's European Astronaut Centre inspired countless dreamers gazing upward with envy (and perhaps slight dizziness). May your birthday be filled with laughter, joy—and gravity-defying cake slices that float gently toward you. Here's wishing our favorite astronaut another stellar year ahead; keep reaching for those stars!
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