🚀✨ Celebrate National Astronaut Day with us on May 5th! 🌟 Let’s honor the brave heroes who reach for the stars and inspire us to dream beyond the sky. This patch and NASA challenge coin were gifted to us by NASA Astronaut Raj Chari when he was out working on high altitude training with HAATS and a new rover. 🌌 #NationalAstronautDay #ReachForTheStars #AstronautHeroes 🌠 On this day in 1961, Astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. made history as the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 Space capsule. His courageous suborbital flight marked a monumental achievement and set the stage for future space explorations. Let’s salute Shepard and all Astronauts for embodying the adventurous spirit that defines National Astronaut Day! 🪐👨‍🚀🇺🇸