Image above: Expedition 19 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt looks over a checklist in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Ham astronaut celebrates birthday in space

The Expedition 19 crew members aboard the International Space Station and mission controllers on Earth took a break from their regular activities Thursday to wish Flight Engineer Mike Barratt, KD5MIJ, a happy birthday.

Barratt, who turned 50, has spent 22 days in space since he launched to the station with Commander Gennady Padalka aboard their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft March 26.

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